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Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen 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
'Crimson Pigmy'
(Crimson Pigmy Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Golden Ring'
(Golden Ring Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Rose Glow'
(Rose Glow Barberry)
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Cornus
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Corylopsis
Corylopsis
(Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
pauciflora
(Buttercup Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
spicata
(Spike Winterhazel)
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Ephedra
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
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'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
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'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Hesperaloe
Hesperaloe
parviflora
(Red Yucca)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Mahonia
Mahonia
lomariifolia
(Chinese Mahonia )
Mahonia
×
media
'Arthur Menzies'
(Arthur Menzies Mahonia)
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Thevetia
Thevetia
peruviana
(Yellow Oleander )
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Viburnum
prunifolium
(Blackhaw Viburnum)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)