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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
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Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Cephalanthus
Cephalanthus
occidentalis
(Buttonbush )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
apiculatus
'Tom Thumb'
(Tom Thumb Cotoneaster )
Daphne
Daphne
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burkwoodii
(Burkwood Daphne)
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
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ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Ephedra
Ephedra
equisetina
(Bluestem Joint Fir )
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Ephedra
viridis
(Green Mormon Tea )
Ericameria
Ericameria
nauseosa
(Gray Rabbitbrush )
Fouquieria
Fouquieria
splendens
(Ocotillo)
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Hypericum
Hypericum
'Hidcote'
(Hidcote Hypericum)
Lonicera
Lonicera
fragrantissima
(Winter Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Quercus
Quercus
hypoleucoides
(Silverleaf Oak)