Possible Clues:

• *Able to endure difficult conditions
• Stan __, acting partner of Oliver Hardy
• Foliage used in making wreaths
• Its foliage is a symbol of victory
• Entertainer with hardy shrub
• Bay City East entered in web address
• Shrub, perennial. Hardy? No
• Hardy's other half
• Boston Marathon wreath makeup
• Evergreen tree also called bay