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Eagleston Holly

Ilex aquifolium 'Eagleston'

Tree Mallow

Ennemorhiza arborescens

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Early Azalea

Rhododendron simsii or Rhododendron mucronatum (depending on variety)

Early Camellia

Camellia sasanqua

Early Flowering Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Forsythia, Spiraea, Viburnum, Magnolia)

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Early Sumac

Rhus prematurus

Eastern Red Cedar 'Silver Spreader'

Juniperus virginiana 'Silver Spreader'

Eastern Red Cedar 'Silver Spreader'

Juniperus virginiana 'Silver Spreader'

Eastern Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

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Ebony Magic

Alternanthera dentata 'Ebony Magic'

Pearl Echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Echeveria Afterglow

Echeveria 'Afterglow'

Echeveria agavoides

Black Prince Echeveria

Echeveria 'Black Prince'

Echeveria 'Black Rose'

Mexican Snowball

Echeveria elegans

Albicans Echeveria

Echeveria elegans 'Albicans'

Echeveria elegans 'Minima'

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Echeveria gibbiflora

Echeveria 'Lola'

Echeveria × 'Lola'

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Echeveria 'Minima'

Echeveria 'Perle von Nürnberg'

Echeveria hybrid 'Perle von Nürnberg'

Echeveria Pink Champagne

Echeveria 'Pink Champagne'

Echeveria secunda

Firecracker Echeveria

Echeveria setosa

Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy'

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Echeveria with String of Pearls

Echeveria spp. and Senecio rowleyanus

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Echineria

Echineria × imbricata

Echiniformis

Echinocereus coccineus var. echiniformis (or similar Echinocereus species)

Golden Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus grusonii

Golden Barrel Cactus

Echinocactus grusonii

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Claret Cup Cactus, Munz's Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus coccineus var. munzii

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Los Angeles Hedge Cactus

Echinocereus × 'Los Angeles'

Mojave Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus mojavensis

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Octahedron Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus × 'Octahedron'

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Rübingold Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus × 'Rübingold'

Claret Cup Cactus

Echinocereus scopulorum

Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus species

Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus stramineus

Hedgehog Cactus, Firecracker Cactus

Echinocereus subinermis

Golden Hedgehog Cactus

Echinopsis aurea

Echinopsis eyriesii

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Echinopsis 'Green Dragon'

Echinopsis hybrid 'Green Dragon'

Echinopsis 'Jeanette'

Echinopsis hybrid 'Jeanette'

Hedgehog Cactus

Echinopsis lageniformis

Hedgehog Cactus

Echinopsis multiplex

San Pedro Cactus

Echinopsis pachanoi

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Echinopsis 'Peach Melba'

Echinopsis × 'Peach Melba'

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