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Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Ruby Falls'
(Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
divaricatus
(Spreading Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
horizontalis
(Rockspray Cotoneaster )
Cotoneaster
intergerrimus
(European Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
lucidus
(Hedge Cotoneaster)
Cydonia
Cydonia
oblonga
(Quince)
Daphne
Daphne
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Caerhays Belle'
(Caerhays Belle Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
loebneri
(Loebner Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
loebneri
'Leonard Messel'
(Leonard Messel Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Magnolia
stellata
'Waterlily'
(Waterlily Magnolia)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ciliicalyx
var.
multiflora
(Mock Azalea )
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Prunus
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
mucronulatum
'Cornell Pink'
(Cornell Pink Azalea)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rosa
gymnocarpa
(Little Wood Rose )
Rosa
pisocarpa
(Clustered Rose)
Rosa
rubiginosa
(Sweetbriar Rose )
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Sorbus
Sorbus
poteriifolia
(Mountain Ash)
Spiraea
Spiraea
douglasii
(Douglas Spirea )
Spiraea
japonica
(Japanese Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
'Anthony Waterer'
(Anthony Waterer Spirea )
Spiraea
japonica
'Bumalda'
(Bumald Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
Double Play® Painted Lady®
(Painted Lady® Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
'Goldmound'
(Goldmound Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
'Lemon Princess'
(Lemon Princess Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
Limemound®
(Limemound Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
'Little Princess'
(Little Princess Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
Magic Carpet™
(Magic Carpet Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
var.
alpina
(Daphne Spirea)
Spiraea
splendens
(Mountain Spirea)
Spiraea
thunbergii
'Fujino Pink'
(Fujino Pink Spirea)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
'Pink Chimes'
(Pink Chimes Japanese Snowbell )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
parvifolium
(Red Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
uliginosum
(Bog Blueberry)