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Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Berberis
julianae
(Wintergreen Barberry)
Berberis
pruinosa
(Pruinosa Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
(Rosemary Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
(Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Aurea'
(Golden Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Golden Nugget™
(Golden Nugget Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Kobold'
(Kobold Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Sunsation™
(Sunsation Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
(Purple (Red) Leafed Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Crimson Pigmy'
(Crimson Pigmy Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Golden Ring'
(Golden Ring Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Rose Glow'
(Rose Glow Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
Royal Burgundy™
(Royal Burgundy Barberry)
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Carissa
Carissa
macrocarpa
(Natal Plum)
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Crataegus
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
coccinea
(Scarlet Firethorn)
Pyracantha
koidzumii
(Formosan Firethorn)
Rosa
Rosa
gymnocarpa
(Little Wood Rose )
Rosa
multiflora
(Multiflora Rose)
Rosa
pisocarpa
(Clustered Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
allegheniensis
(Allegheny Blackberry)
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
