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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
platanoides
'Crimson King'
(Crimson King Norway Maple)
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
alnifolia
'Regent'
(Regent Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
Royal Burgundy™
(Royal Burgundy Barberry)
Cornus
Cornus
controversa
(Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
controversa
'June Snow'
(June Snow Giant Dogwood)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
bullatus
(Hollyberry Cotoneaster)
Crataegus
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Daphne
Daphne
genkwa
(Lilac Daphne)
Euonymus
Euonymus
atropurpureus
(Eastern Wahoo)
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
involucrata
(Twinberry )
Magnolia
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Malus
Malus
'Prairifire'
(Prairifire Crabapple)
Oemleria
Oemleria
cerasiformis
(Indian Plum )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Prunus
Prunus
×
blireiana
(Blireiana Plum)
Prunus
cerasifera
(Cherry Plum)
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
leucodermis
(Blackcap)
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Lace™
(Black Lace Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Viburnum)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )
