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Abelia
Abelia
×
grandiflora
(Glossy Abelia)
Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
parviflora
(Bottlebrush Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
'Humilis'
(Dwarf Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Agave
Agave
macroacantha
(Black-spinned Agave)
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Buddleia
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia
globosa
(Orange Butterfly Bush )
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
×
raulstonii
'Hartlage Wine'
(Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Dark Star'
(Dark Star Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
gloriosus
(Point Reyes Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
impressus
(Santa Barbara Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
(Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
'El Dorado'
(El Dorado Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Corylopsis
Corylopsis
(Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
pauciflora
(Buttercup Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
spicata
(Spike Winterhazel)
Corylus
Corylus
americana
(American Hazel )
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Contorta'
(Contorted Filbert )
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
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)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Forsythia
Forsythia
×
intermedia
(Border Forsythia)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Diane'
(Diane Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Jelena'
(Jelena Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
(Japanese Kerria )
Kerria
japonica
'Albiflora'
(White Japanese Kerria, )
Kerria
japonica
'Golden Guinea'
(Golden Guinea Japanese Kerria)
Kerria
japonica
'Kin Kan'
(Kin Kan Japanese Kerria)
Kerria
japonica
'Picta'
(Variegated Japanese Kerria, )
Kerria
japonica
'Pleniflora'
(Double Japanese Kerria)
Kolkwitzia
Kolkwitzia
amabilis
(Beautybush)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
grayana
(Hana-hirinoki (Japan))
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Menziesia
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Parrotia
Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Philadelphus
Philadelphus
lewisii
(Wild Mockorange )
Philadelphus
lewisii
'Goose Creek'
(Goose Creek Mockorange )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Valley Valentine'
(Valley Valentine Pieris)
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Weigela
Weigela
florida
(Weigela)