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Arctostaphylos
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refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Berberis
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darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
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fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Betula
Betula
pendula
'Filigree Lace'
(Filigree European White Birch)
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Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Fatshedera
Fatshedera
lizei
(Fatshedera )
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
(Japanese Fatsia)
Fatsia
japonica
'Spider's Web'
(Spider's Web Japanese Fatsia)
Fatsia
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Fatsia)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Grevillea
Grevillea
aquifolium
(Holly Grevillea)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Ilex
Ilex
cornuta
'Rotunda'
(Dwarf Chinese Holly, )
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Malus
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Morus
Morus
alba
'Chaparral'
(Weeping Mulberry)
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Paeonia
Paeonia
lutea
subsp.
ludlowii
(Tibetan Peony )
Paeonia
suffruticosa
(Tree Peony )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Quercus
Quercus
emoryi
(Emory Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
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gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
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Spiraea
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vanhouttei
(Van Houtte Spirea )
Spiraea
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vanhouttei
'Pink Ice'
(Pink Ice Spirea)
