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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Buddleia
Buddleia
alternifolia
(Alternate-leaf Butterfly Bush )
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
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
(Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
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
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Exochorda
Exochorda
racemosa
(Common Pearlbush)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Diane'
(Diane Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Jelena'
(Jelena Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
(Japanese Kerria )
Kerria
japonica
'Albiflora'
(White Japanese Kerria, )
Kerria
japonica
'Golden Guinea'
(Golden Guinea Japanese Kerria)
Kerria
japonica
'Kin Kan'
(Kin Kan Japanese Kerria)
Kerria
japonica
'Pleniflora'
(Double Japanese Kerria)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Maackia
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ciliicalyx
var.
multiflora
(Mock Azalea )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Parrotia
Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Purshia
Purshia
stansburiana
(Cliffrose)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)