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Arctostaphylos
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(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Buddleia
Buddleia
alternifolia
(Alternate-leaf Butterfly Bush )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Exochorda
Exochorda
racemosa
(Common Pearlbush)
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Maackia
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Yucca
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )
