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Broadleaf Plant Search
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
× 'Aphrodite'
(Aphrodite Sweetshrub)
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
'Royal Purple'
(Royal Purple Smoketree)
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Daphne
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Hebe
Hebe
'Wiri Joy'
(Wiri Joy Hebe)
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
Petite Plum®
(Petite Plum Crape Myrtle)
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
tatarica
(Tatarian Honeysuckle )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Randy'
(Randy Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
'Silver Sheen'
(Silver Sheen Pittosporum )
Syringa
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
(Early Flowering Lilac )
Syringa
meyeri
'Palibin'
(Palibin Meyer Lilac)
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )
Tibouchina
Tibouchina
urvilleana
(Princess Flower )
