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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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USDA Hardiness Zone Maps of the United States
Sunset's Climate Zones
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Buddleia
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davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Clematis
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(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
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Erica
carnea
(Spring Heath )
Hebe
Hebe
'Wiri Joy'
(Wiri Joy Hebe)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
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Lagerstroemia
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(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
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indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
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liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
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(Catawba Rhododendron)
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hippophaeoides
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hippophaeoides
(Hippophaeoides Rhododendron)
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hodgsonii
(Hodgson Rhododendron)
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ponticum
(Pontic Rhododendron)
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