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1008

Chinese Fringe Flower

  • Evergreen shrub, can be trained as a small tree
  • Medium growth; 4-6ft by 4-6ft
  • Moist clay-loam, well drained
  • Sun to half shade, heat
  • Half harfy to 20 degrees
  • Cuttings
  • Native to China & Japan
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Lorapetalum chinense

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772

Queen Palm

  • Evergreen Tree
  • Rapid growth; 15-40ft by 10-25ft
  • Loamy sand, well drained
  • Aridity, full sun and heat
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Seeds
  • Native to Brazil
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Syagrus (Arecastrum) romanzoffianum

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Silver Maple

#884

  • Diciduous Tree
  • Rapid growth; 100ft by 100ft
  • Variable, well-drained
  • Full sun and heat
  • Hardy to 0 degrees
  • Budding, grafting, seeding
  • Native to Canada, Eastern U.S.
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Acer saccharinum

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Mexican Bush Sage

#189

  • Evergreen shrub
  • Rapid mounding growth of 3-4ft
  • Variable soil
  • Sun to light shade
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Cuttings, division
  • Native to Mexico
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Salvia leucantha

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816

Raywood Ash

  • Deciduous Tree
  • Rapid growth; 25-35ft by 15-25ft
  • Variable soil
  • Sun
  • Hardy to 0 degrees
  • Budding, grafting
  • Native to Southern Europe & Western Asia
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Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’

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645

Blue Cape Plumbago

  • Half deciduous shrub
  • Medium growth; 3-10ft by 8-10ft
  • Blooms in June & September; Blue
  • Moist sand, well-drained
  • Aridity, full sun and heat
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Cuttings
  • Native to South Africa
  • Prone to root diseases
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Plumbago auriculata

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293

Wild Strawberry

  • Evergreen ground cover
  • Medium growth; 4-6in, variable spread
  • Blooms in early Spring; White
  • Acidic, moist sand, well-drained
  • Sun to part shade
  • Half hardy to 25 degrees
  • Division
  • Native to Pacific Coast, Peru, Alaska
  • Prone to Red spider, snails, slugs
  • Prone to Crown rot, gall
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Fragaria chiloensis

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139

Coral Bells

  • Perrenial, low growing shrub
  • Slow growth; 2-3in by 12in or more
  • Blooms coral like flowers in spring and summer; Red
  • Variable, well-drained
  • Sun to part shade
  • Hardy to 0 degrees
  • Division, seed
  • Native to North America
  • Prone to Mealy bug
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Heuchera sanguinea

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209

Bougainvillea

  • Evergreen vine
  • Rapid growth; 20-30ft by 20-30ft
  • Blooms in summer and fall; Red, purple, yellow, orange
  • Warm sandy loam, well-drained
  • Aridity or humidity, sun and heat
  • Tender to 25 degrees
  • Cuttings
  • Native to Central South America
  • Prone to crown rot and root rot
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Bougainvillea spectabilis

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338

Baby Tears

  • Evergreen ground cover
  • Rapid growth; 2-3in, variable spread
  • Variable soil, moist
  • Sun, part shade, shade - cool summers
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Division
  • Prone to snails and slugs
  • Prone to brown patches
  • Native to Corsica & Sardinia
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Soleirolia soleirolli (Helxine soleirolli)

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32

Impatiens

  • Annual sometimes grown as a perrenial, shrub, potted plant
  • Medium growth; 3ft by 1.5-2ft
  • Blooms summer and fall; Orange, pink, red, or white
  • Variable soil
  • Shade to part shade
  • Tender to 32 degrees
  • Seed
  • Native to Tropical East Africa at 2500 to 5000ft
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Impatiens walleriana

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712

Mediterranean Fan Palm

  • Evergreen tree or shrub
  • Slow growth; 20ft by 20ft
  • Loam or sand, well-drained
  • Aridity, sun, wind, heat
  • Hardy to 6 degrees
  • Division, seed
  • Native to the Mediterranean region
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Chamaerops humilis

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544

Wheeler’s Dwarf Pittosporum

  • Evergreen shrub or ground cover
  • Medium growth; 2-3ft by 3-6ft
  • Variable soil, well-drained
  • Sun, part shade
  • Hardy to 10-15 degrees
  • Cuttings
  • Prone to cottony cushion scale, aphids, mites
  • Prone to sunburn
  • Native to China & Japan
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Pittosporum tobira ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf’

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769

Silk Tree

  • Deciduous tree
  • Rapid growth; 20-40ft by 15-80ft
  • Blooms in summer; Pink (messy flowers)
  • Sand, dry, well-drained
  • Sun, wind
  • Half hardy to 15 degrees
  • Seed
  • Prone to wilting
  • Native to Asia & Japan
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Albizia julibrissin

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779

Carob Tree

  • Evergreen tree
  • Slow growth; 20-45ft by 20-60ft
  • Blooms in spring; Yellow
  • Alkaline soil, well-drained
  • Sun, wind, heat
  • Half hardy to 10 degrees
  • Seed
  • Native to Eastern Meditteranean
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Ceratonia siliqua

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741

Victorian Box

  • Evergreen tree or shrub
  • Rapid growth; 30-35ft by 30-35ft
  • Blooms in spring; Fragrant cream color
  • Variable soil
  • Humidity, sun, part shade
  • Tender; 25 degrees
  • Cuttings, seed
  • Prone to Scale
  • Native to Australia
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Pittosporum undulatum

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657

Ternstroemia

  • Evergreen shrub
  • Slow growth; 10ft by 5-8ft
  • Blooms in May and June; Fragrant cream color
  • Acidic, well-drained
  • Humidity, sun, shade, half shade
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Cuttings, seed
  • Native to Japan
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Ternstroemia gymnanthera

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888

Sierra Alder

  • Deciduous tree
  • Rapid growth; 25-80ft by 40ft
  • Blooms in spring; Green
  • Variable but moist soil
  • Sun, shade, part shade
  • Hardy to 0 degrees
  • Seed
  • Prone to aphids, caterpillars
  • Prone to root diseases
  • Native to Sierras and Washington State
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Alnus rhombifolia

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590

Mirror Shrub

  • Evergreen shrub
  • Rapid growth; 10ft by 6ft
  • Blooms in spring; White, green,
  • Moist loam or sand; well-drained
  • Shade, part shade
  • Half hardy to 22 degrees
  • Cuttings
  • Prone to cottony cushion scale
  • Prone to root rot
  • Native to New Zealand
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Coprosma repens

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A/Q

Lorapetalum chinense

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1008

Chinese Fringe Flower

  • Evergreen shrub, can be trained as a small tree
  • Medium growth; 4-6ft by 4-6ft
  • Moist clay-loam, well drained
  • Sun to half shade, heat
  • Half harfy to 20 degrees
  • Cuttings
  • Native to China & Japan
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A/Q

Syagrus (Arecastrum) romanzoffianum

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772

Queen Palm

  • Evergreen Tree
  • Rapid growth; 15-40ft by 10-25ft
  • Loamy sand, well drained
  • Aridity, full sun and heat
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Seeds
  • Native to Brazil
22
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A/Q

Acer saccharinum

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A

Silver Maple

#884

  • Diciduous Tree
  • Rapid growth; 100ft by 100ft
  • Variable, well-drained
  • Full sun and heat
  • Hardy to 0 degrees
  • Budding, grafting, seeding
  • Native to Canada, Eastern U.S.
23
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A/Q

Salvia leucantha

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A

Mexican Bush Sage

#189

  • Evergreen shrub
  • Rapid mounding growth of 3-4ft
  • Variable soil
  • Sun to light shade
  • Half hardy to 20 degrees
  • Cuttings, division
  • Native to Mexico
24
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A/Q

Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’

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A

816

Raywood Ash

  • Deciduous Tree
  • Rapid growth; 25-35ft by 15-25ft
  • Variable soil
  • Sun
  • Hardy to 0 degrees
  • Budding, grafting
  • Native to Southern Europe & Western Asia
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# A/Q ***Plumbago auriculata***
**Blue Cape Plumbago** #645 * Half deciduous shrub * Medium growth; 3-10ft by 8-10ft * Blooms in June & September; Blue * Moist sand, well-drained * Aridity, full sun and heat * Half hardy to 20 degrees * Cuttings * Native to South Africa * Prone to root diseases
26
# A/Q ***Fragaria chiloensis***
**Wild Strawberry** #293 * Evergreen ground cover * Medium growth; 4-6in, variable spread * Blooms in early Spring; White * Acidic, moist sand, well-drained * Sun to part shade * Half hardy to 25 degrees * Division * Native to Pacific Coast, Peru, Alaska * Prone to Red spider, snails, slugs * Prone to Crown rot, gall
27
# A/Q ***Heuchera sanguinea***
**Coral Bells** #139 * Perrenial, low growing shrub * Slow growth; 2-3in by 12in or more * Blooms coral like flowers in spring and summer; Red * Variable, well-drained * Sun to part shade * Hardy to 0 degrees * Division, seed * Native to North America * Prone to Mealy bug
28
# A/Q ***Bougainvillea spectabilis***
**Bougainvillea** #209 * Evergreen vine * Rapid growth; 20-30ft by 20-30ft * Blooms in summer and fall; Red, purple, yellow, orange * Warm sandy loam, well-drained * Aridity or humidity, sun and heat * Tender to 25 degrees * Cuttings * Native to Central South America * Prone to crown rot and root rot
29
# A/Q ***Soleirolia soleirolli (Helxine soleirolli)***
**Baby Tears** #338 * Evergreen ground cover * Rapid growth; 2-3in, variable spread * Variable soil, moist * Sun, part shade, shade - cool summers * Half hardy to 20 degrees * Division * Prone to snails and slugs * Prone to brown patches * Native to Corsica & Sardinia
30
# A/Q ***Impatiens walleriana***
**Impatiens** #32 * Annual sometimes grown as a perrenial, shrub, potted plant * Medium growth; 3ft by 1.5-2ft * Blooms summer and fall; Orange, pink, red, or white * Variable soil * Shade to part shade * Tender to 32 degrees * Seed * Native to Tropical East Africa at 2500 to 5000ft
31
# A/Q ***Chamaerops humilis***
**Mediterranean Fan Palm** #712 * Evergreen tree or shrub * Slow growth; 20ft by 20ft * Loam or sand, well-drained * Aridity, sun, wind, heat * Hardy to 6 degrees * Division, seed * Native to the Mediterranean region
32
# A/Q ***Pittosporum tobira* 'Wheeler's Dwarf'**
**Wheeler's Dwarf Pittosporum** #544 * Evergreen shrub or ground cover * Medium growth; 2-3ft by 3-6ft * Variable soil, well-drained * Sun, part shade * Hardy to 10-15 degrees * Cuttings * Prone to cottony cushion scale, aphids, mites * Prone to sunburn * Native to China & Japan
32
# A/Q ***Albizia julibrissin***
**Silk Tree** #769 * Deciduous tree * Rapid growth; 20-40ft by 15-80ft * Blooms in summer; Pink (messy flowers) * Sand, dry, well-drained * Sun, wind * Half hardy to 15 degrees * Seed * Prone to wilting * Native to Asia & Japan
32
# A/Q ***Ceratonia siliqua***
**Carob Tree** #779 * Evergreen tree * Slow growth; 20-45ft by 20-60ft * Blooms in spring; Yellow * Alkaline soil, well-drained * Sun, wind, heat * Half hardy to 10 degrees * Seed * Native to Eastern Meditteranean
32
# A/Q ***Pittosporum undulatum***
**Victorian Box** #741 * Evergreen tree or shrub * Rapid growth; 30-35ft by 30-35ft * Blooms in spring; Fragrant cream color * Variable soil * Humidity, sun, part shade * Tender; 25 degrees * Cuttings, seed * Prone to Scale * Native to Australia
32
# A/Q ***Ternstroemia gymnanthera***
**Ternstroemia** #657 * Evergreen shrub * Slow growth; 10ft by 5-8ft * Blooms in May and June; Fragrant cream color * Acidic, well-drained * Humidity, sun, shade, half shade * Half hardy to 20 degrees * Cuttings, seed * Native to Japan
32
# A/Q ***Alnus rhombifolia***
**Sierra Alder** #888 * Deciduous tree * Rapid growth; 25-80ft by 40ft * Blooms in spring; Green * Variable but moist soil * Sun, shade, part shade * Hardy to 0 degrees * Seed * Prone to aphids, caterpillars * Prone to root diseases * Native to Sierras and Washington State
32
# A/Q ***Coprosma repens***
**Mirror Shrub** #590 * Evergreen shrub * Rapid growth; 10ft by 6ft * Blooms in spring; White, green, * Moist loam or sand; well-drained * Shade, part shade * Half hardy to 22 degrees * Cuttings * Prone to cottony cushion scale * Prone to root rot * Native to New Zealand

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