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Agave
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colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
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macroacantha
(Black-spinned Agave)
Agave
parryi
(Parry's Agave)
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Hebe
Hebe
pinguifolia
'Pagei'
(Pagei Hebe)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
'Silver Sheen'
(Silver Sheen Pittosporum )
Spiraea
Spiraea
japonica
'Anthony Waterer'
(Anthony Waterer Spirea )