It is valued for its evergreen foliage and ease of care. Glossy privet is used in shrub borders or as a hedge. Plant in light to open shade. Zones 7 to 10. It is valued for its white to purplish-pink flowers in June and July, and because it is probably the hardiest evergreen rhododendron.
Rosebay rhododendron is used as a screen or as an evergreen background for more ornamental shrubs.
Plant in almost any shade. Zones 4 to 8. It is valued for its white to pink flowers in early summer and its dark-green leathery foliage. Salal is used in evergreen borders throughout much of the Pacific Coast region. Plant in moist soil in light to open shade.