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Acer
Acer
platanoides
'Deborah'
(Deborah Norway Maple)
Akebia
Akebia
quinata
(Five-leaf Akebia )
Albizia
Albizia
julibrissin
'Summer Chocolate'
(Summer Chocolate Silk Tree)
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Buddleia
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Callicarpa
Callicarpa
bodinieri
'Profusion'
(Profusion Beautyberry)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
× 'Aphrodite'
(Aphrodite Sweetshrub)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
×
delilianus
'Henri Desfosse'
(Henri Desfosse Ceanothus)
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Clematis
Clematis
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Clematis
viticella
(Italian Clematis)
Clematis
viticella
'Polish Spirit'
(Polish Spirit Italian Clematis)
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
'Royal Purple'
(Royal Purple Smoketree)
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Daphne
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Euonymus
Euonymus
atropurpureus
(Eastern Wahoo)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
Petite Plum®
(Petite Plum Crape Myrtle)
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
tatarica
(Tatarian Honeysuckle )
Magnolia
Magnolia
Black Tulip™
(Black Tulip Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Galaxy'
(Galaxy Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Randy'
(Randy Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Star Wars'
(Star Wars Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Malus
Malus
'Prairifire'
(Prairifire Crabapple)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
'Silver Sheen'
(Silver Sheen Pittosporum )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Pioneer Silvery Pink'
(Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
kiusianum
(Kiusianum Azalea )
Rhododendron
prinophyllum
(Roseshell Azalea )
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Syringa
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
(Early Flowering Lilac )
Syringa
laciniata
(Cutleaf Lilac)
Syringa
meyeri
'Palibin'
(Palibin Meyer Lilac)
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )
