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Abelia
Abelia
×
grandiflora
(Glossy Abelia)
Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Acer
Acer
opalus
subsp.
obtusatum
(Bosnian Maple)
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
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)
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
(Baker 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 )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Buddleia
Buddleia
alternifolia
(Alternate-leaf Butterfly Bush )
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia
globosa
(Orange Butterfly Bush )
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Calluna
Calluna
vulgaris
(Scotch Heather )
Calluna
vulgaris
'Firefly'
(Firefly Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Robert Chapman'
(Robert Chapman Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Wickwar Flame'
(Wickwar Flame Scotch Heather)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
floridus
(Carolina Allspice )
Calycanthus
×
raulstonii
'Hartlage Wine'
(Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
'Dark Star'
(Dark Star Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Ceanothus
gloriosus
(Point Reyes Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
impressus
(Santa Barbara Ceanothus)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
'Ruby Falls'
(Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
(Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Choisya
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
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)
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
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)
Distylium
Distylium
× 'Vintage Jade'
(Vintage Jade Evergreen Witch Hazel)
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Exochorda
Exochorda
racemosa
(Common Pearlbush)
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Forsythia
Forsythia
×
intermedia
(Border Forsythia)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
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