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Aesculus
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
'Humilis'
(Dwarf Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Escallonia
Escallonia
laevis
'Gold Brian'
(Gold Brian Escallonia)
Euonymus
Euonymus
americanus
(American Euonymus )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Paxistima
Paxistima
myrsinites
(Oregon Boxwood )
Pieris
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Valley Valentine'
(Valley Valentine Pieris)
Prunus
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Ribes
nevadense
(Mountain Pink Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Elk River Red'
(Elk River Red Flowering Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rosa
woodsii
(Woods' Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
