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Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Agave
Agave
ocahui
(Ocahui Agave)
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
jamesiana
(James 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)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Buddleia
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus
viscidiflorus
(Green Rabbitbrush )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Cornus
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
controversa
'June Snow'
(June Snow Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
(Common Smoketree )
Cotinus
coggygria
Golden Spirit™
(Golden Spirit Smoketree)
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Dasiphora
Dasiphora
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil )
Edgeworthia
Edgeworthia
chrysantha
(Paper Bush )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Ephedra
Ephedra
equisetina
(Bluestem Joint Fir )
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Ericameria
Ericameria
nauseosa
(Gray Rabbitbrush )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Hypericum
Hypericum
'Hidcote'
(Hidcote Hypericum)
Hypericum
androsaemum
(Tutsan)
Hypericum
calycinum
(Creeping St. John's Wort )
Hypericum
kouytchense
(Kouytchense Hypericum)
Laburnum
Laburnum
×
watereri
(Goldenchain Tree )
Larrea
Larrea
tridentata
(Creosote Bush)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Lonicera
Lonicera
ciliosa
(Western Trumpet Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
involucrata
(Twinberry )
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
maackii
(Amur Honeysuckle )
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Butterflies'
(Butterflies Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Elizabeth'
(Elizabeth Magnolia)
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Potentilla
Potentilla
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil)
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
lancea
(African Sumac )
Sapindus
Sapindus
drummondii
(Western Soapberry)
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Syringa
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Tetradium
Tetradium
daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
Thevetia
Thevetia
peruviana
(Yellow Oleander )
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Trachycarpus
Trachycarpus
fortunei
(Chinese Windmill Palm )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Yucca
Yucca
treculeana
(Spanish Bayonet)