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Ilex
Ilex
crenata
'Dwarf Pagoda'
(Dwarf Pagoda Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Helleri'
(Heller Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Lemon Gem'
(Lemon Gem Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Sky Pencil'
(Sky Pencil Japanese Holly)
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
×
meserveae
(Meserve Hybrid Holly)
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
grayana
(Hana-hirinoki (Japan))
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Mahonia
Mahonia
lomariifolia
(Chinese Mahonia )
Mahonia
×
media
'Arthur Menzies'
(Arthur Menzies Mahonia)
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
dombeyi
(Evergreen Beech )
Nothofagus
fusca
(New Zealand Red Beech )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Olearia
Olearia
macrodonta
(Daisy Bush )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
delavayi
(Delavay Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
(Holly Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Goshiki'
(Goshiki Holly Osmanthus, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Gulftide'
(Gulftide Holly Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Kembu'
(Kembu Holly Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Ogon'
(Ogon Holly Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Sasaba'
(Sasaba Holly Osmanthus )
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Pachysandra
terminalis
(Pachysandra )
Paxistima
Paxistima
canbyi
(Mountain Lover )
Phillyrea
Phillyrea
latifolia
(Mock Privet)
Photinia
Photinia
×
fraseri
(Fraser Photinia)
Photinia
×
fraseri
Pink Marble™
(Pink Marble Photinia)
Photinia
glabra
(Japanese Photinia)
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Valley Valentine'
(Valley Valentine Pieris)
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
coccinea
(Scarlet Firethorn)
Pyracantha
koidzumii
(Formosan Firethorn)
Quercus
Quercus
agrifolia
(Coast Live Oak)
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
durata
(Leather Oak)
Quercus
emoryi
(Emory Oak)
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Quercus
ilex
(Holly Oak )
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
suber
(Cork Oak)
Quercus
turbinella
(Scrub Live Oak)
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
indica
(Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
indica
'Pink Lady'
(Pink Lady Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
(Yeddo Rhaphiolepis )
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Bric-a-brac'
(Bric-a-brac Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Snow Lady'
(Snow Lady Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
johnstoneanum
'Double Diamond'
(Double Diamond (Johnstone) Rhododendron)
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
'Conoy'
(Conoy Viburnum)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Viburnum
suspensum
(Sandankwa Viburnum )
Waldsteinia
Waldsteinia
fragarioides
(Barren Strawberry)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)