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Broadleaf Plant Search
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
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
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Cornus
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cotinus
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Maackia
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Caerhays Belle'
(Caerhays Belle Magnolia)
Magnolia
kobus
(Kobus Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Magnolia
sieboldii
(Siebold Magnolia )
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Parrotia
Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
