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Acer
Acer
monspessulanum
(Montpellier Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Schwedleri'
(Schwedleri Norway Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Berberis
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Buddleia
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Cornus
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Ephedra
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Hypericum
Hypericum
'Hidcote'
(Hidcote Hypericum)
Hypericum
androsaemum
(Tutsan)
Hypericum
calycinum
(Creeping St. John's Wort )
Hypericum
kouytchense
(Kouytchense Hypericum)
Jasminum
Jasminum
mesnyi
(Primrose Jasmine )
Jasminum
nudiflorum
(Winter Jasmine)
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Lonicera
Lonicera
ciliosa
(Western Trumpet Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
involucrata
(Twinberry )
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
maackii
(Amur Honeysuckle )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Syringa
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Tetradium
Tetradium
daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
