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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Berberis
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)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
floridus
(Carolina Allspice )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
(Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Cornus
Cornus
alba
(Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
drummondii
(Rough-leaved Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
(Kousa Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
'Radiant Rose'
(Radiant Rose Dogwood)
Cornus
kousa
'Sunsplash'
(Sunsplash Dogwood)
Cornus
kousa
'Wolf Eyes'
(Wolf Eyes Dogwood)
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Cornus
sanguinea
(Bloodtwig Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
'Midwinter Fire'
(Midwinter Fire Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Argenteo-marginata'
(Variegated Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Elegantissima'
(Variegated Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Flaviramea'
(Golden Twig Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Hessei'
(Siberian Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
Ivory Halo™
(Ivory Halo Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
lucidus
(Hedge Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
multiflorus
(Many-flowered Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
simonsii
(Simons Cotoneaster)
Cydonia
Cydonia
oblonga
(Quince)
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Daphne
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Ephedra
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Maackia
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Caerhays Belle'
(Caerhays Belle Magnolia)
Magnolia
kobus
(Kobus Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
sieboldii
(Siebold Magnolia )
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Magnolia
stellata
'Waterlily'
(Waterlily Magnolia)
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )