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Acer
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
ocahui
(Ocahui Agave)
Agave
parryi
(Parry's Agave)
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Berberis
julianae
(Wintergreen Barberry)
Berberis
pruinosa
(Pruinosa Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
(Rosemary Barberry)
Berberis
×
stenophylla
'Nana'
(Dwarf Rosemary Barberry)
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
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Buddleia
Buddleia
globosa
(Orange Butterfly Bush )
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Buxus
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
(Korean Littleleaf Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Winter Gem'
(Winter Gem Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Wintergreen'
(Wintergreen Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
(Common Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Aurea-pendula'
(Aurea-pendula Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Latifolia Maculata'
(Latifolia Maculata Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Carpinus
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Cercocarpus
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus
viscidiflorus
(Green Rabbitbrush )
Cistus
Cistus
'Elma'
(Elma Rockrose)
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Cornus
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Cornus
racemosa
(Gray Dogwood )
Corylopsis
Corylopsis
(Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
pauciflora
(Buttercup Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
spicata
(Spike Winterhazel)
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
(Common Smoketree )
Cotinus
coggygria
Golden Spirit™
(Golden Spirit Smoketree)
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Dasiphora
Dasiphora
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil )
Dirca
Dirca
palustris
(Leatherwood )
Dodonaea
Dodonaea
viscosa
(Hop Bush)
Edgeworthia
Edgeworthia
chrysantha
(Paper Bush )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Ephedra
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Ericameria
Ericameria
nauseosa
(Gray Rabbitbrush )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Forsythia
Forsythia
×
intermedia
(Border Forsythia)
Forsythia
viridissima
(Greenstem Forsythia)
Forsythia
viridissima
'Bronxensis'
(Bronxensis Greenstem Forsythia)
Forsythia
viridissima
var.
koreana
'Kumson'
(Kumson Korean Greenstem Forsythia)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
anomala
(Singleleaf Ash )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
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