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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Aesculus
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
×
raulstonii
'Hartlage Wine'
(Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )
Ceiba
Ceiba
speciosa
(Floss Silk Tree)
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
(Eastern Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Clematis
Clematis
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Clematis
montana
var.
rubens
(Pink Anemone Clematis)
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Cornus
Cornus
kousa
'Radiant Rose'
(Radiant Rose Dogwood)
Crataegus
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Daphne
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Fuchsia
Fuchsia
magellanica
(Magellan Fuchsia )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
paniculata
'Pink Diamond'
(Pink Diamond Hydrangea)
Hydrangea
paniculata
'Unique'
(Unique Hydrangea)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Star Wars'
(Star Wars Magnolia)
Magnolia
campbellii
(Campbell's Magnolia )
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Malus
Malus
Brandywine®
(Brandywine Crabapple)
Malus
atrosanguinea
(Carmine Crabapple)
Prunus
Prunus
'First Lady'
(First Lady Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
'Okame'
(Okame Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'- deciduous azalea, examples'
(Deciduous Azalea)
Rhododendron
'Pioneer Silvery Pink'
(Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Rosy Lights'
(Rosy Lights Azalea)
Rhododendron
kiusianum
(Kiusianum Azalea )
Rhododendron
serpyllifolium
(Wild Thyme Azalea)
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Spiraea
Spiraea
japonica
'Anthony Waterer'
(Anthony Waterer Spirea )
Spiraea
japonica
'Bumalda'
(Bumald Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
var.
alpina
(Daphne Spirea)
Syringa
Syringa
microphylla
'Superba'
(Superba Littleleaf Lilac )
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )
Syringa
×
prestoniae
'James Macfarlane'
(James Macfarlane Lilac)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
Weigela
Weigela
florida
(Weigela)