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Abelia
Abelia
×
grandiflora
(Glossy Abelia)
Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Acer
Acer
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Adansonia
Adansonia
digitata
(Baobab)
Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
parviflora
(Bottlebrush Buckeye)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
confertiflora
(Santa Rosa Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Buddleia
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Catalpa
Catalpa
bignonioides
(Southern Catalpa )
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Catalpa
speciosa
(Northern Catalpa )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Choisya
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Cladrastis
Cladrastis
kentukea
(American Yellowwood)
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove 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)
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Exochorda
Exochorda
racemosa
(Common Pearlbush)
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
macracantha
(Large Spined Honeylocust)
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
anomala
var.
petiolaris
(Climbing Hydrangea)
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
'Albiflora'
(White Japanese Kerria, )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
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)
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
denudata
(Yulan Magnolia)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
macrophylla
(Bigleaf Magnolia)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ciliicalyx
var.
multiflora
(Mock Azalea )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
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