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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Buddleia
Buddleia
× 'Blue Chip'
(Blue Chip Buddleia)
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
× 'Aphrodite'
(Aphrodite Sweetshrub)
Calycanthus
floridus
(Carolina Allspice )
Cephalanthus
Cephalanthus
occidentalis
(Buttonbush )
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
(Harlequin Glorybower )
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Cornus
Cornus
alba
(Tatarian 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
'Gold Star'
(Gold Star 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
(Redosier 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 )
Daphne
Daphne
genkwa
(Lilac Daphne)
Ephedra
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Hypericum
Hypericum
'Hidcote'
(Hidcote Hypericum)
Hypericum
androsaemum
(Tutsan)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
'Acoma'
(Acoma Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
'Zuni'
(Zuni Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
Petite Plum®
(Petite Plum Crape Myrtle)
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
fragrantissima
(Winter Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
maackii
(Amur Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
tatarica
(Tatarian Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
tatarica
'Arnold Red'
(Arnold Red Tatarian Honeysuckle)
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Punica
granatum
var.
nana
(Dwarf Pomegranate)
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
×
doorenbosii
(Doorenbos Snowberry )
Symphoricarpos
×
doorenbosii
'Magic Berry'
(Magic Berry Snowberry )
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Syringa
Syringa
×
chinensis
(Chinese Lilac )
Syringa
×
chinensis
'Lilac Sunday'
(Lilac Sunday Lilac)
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
(Early Flowering Lilac )
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
'Maiden's Blush'
(Maiden's Blush (Early Flowering) Lilac )
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
'Mount Baker'
(Mount Baker (Early Flowering) Lilac)
Syringa
josikaea
(Hungarian Lilac)
Syringa
meyeri
'Palibin'
(Palibin Meyer Lilac)
Syringa
patula
'Miss Kim'
(Miss Kim Lilac )
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Syringa
×
persica
(Persian Lilac)
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )
Syringa
×
prestoniae
'James Macfarlane'
(James Macfarlane Lilac)
Syringa
reticulata
(Japanese Tree Lilac )
Syringa
vulgaris
(Common Lilac)
Syringa
vulgaris
'Aucubaefolia'
(Aucubaefolia Lilac)
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )