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Abelia
Abelia
×
grandiflora
(Glossy Abelia)
Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Acer
Acer
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
monspessulanum
(Montpellier Maple)
Acer
opalus
subsp.
obtusatum
(Bosnian Maple)
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Crimson King'
(Crimson King Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Deborah'
(Deborah Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Schwedleri'
(Schwedleri Norway Maple)
Acer
rubrum
(Red Maple )
Acer
rubrum
October Glory®
(October Glory Red Maple)
Acer
rubrum
Red Sunset®
(Red Sunset Red Maple)
Acer
saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
Acer
saccharinum
'Laciniatum'
(Cutleaf Silver Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
×
carnea
(Red Flowering Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
×
carnea
'O'Neill Red'
(O'Neill Red Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
flava
(Yellow Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
parviflora
(Bottlebrush Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
'Humilis'
(Dwarf Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Buddleia
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia
globosa
(Orange Butterfly Bush )
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Calluna
Calluna
vulgaris
(Scotch Heather )
Calluna
vulgaris
'Firefly'
(Firefly Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Robert Chapman'
(Robert Chapman Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Wickwar Flame'
(Wickwar Flame Scotch Heather)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
floridus
(Carolina Allspice )
Calycanthus
×
raulstonii
'Hartlage Wine'
(Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Catalpa
Catalpa
bignonioides
(Southern Catalpa )
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Catalpa
speciosa
(Northern Catalpa )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Dark Star'
(Dark Star Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
gloriosus
(Point Reyes Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
impressus
(Santa Barbara Ceanothus)
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Choisya
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Deutzia
Deutzia
gracilis
(Slender Deutzia)
Deutzia
gracilis
'Nikko'
(Nikko Slender Deutzia)
Deutzia
×
kalmiiflora
(Kalmia Flowered Deutzia)
Deutzia
paviflora
var.
amurensis
(Amur Deutzia)
Deutzia
scabra
(Fuzzy Deutzia)
Deutzia
scabra
'Flore-pleno'
(Flore-pleno Fuzzy Deutzia)
Deutzia
scabra
'Godsall Pink'
(Godsall Pink Fuzzy Deutzia)
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Forsythia
Forsythia
×
intermedia
(Border Forsythia)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
anomala
var.
petiolaris
(Climbing Hydrangea)
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Kolkwitzia
Kolkwitzia
amabilis
(Beautybush)
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 )
Lagerstroemia
indica
Petite Plum®
(Petite Plum Crape Myrtle)
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Paulownia
Paulownia
tomentosa
(Empress Tree )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Punica
granatum
var.
nana
(Dwarf Pomegranate)
Rosmarinus
Rosmarinus
officinalis
(Rosemary)
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Tibouchina
Tibouchina
urvilleana
(Princess Flower )
Weigela
Weigela
florida
(Weigela)