Valparaiso City Zoning Code
Appendix B
Plant Lists
DECIDUOUS TREES:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipeifera | Mature height 90 feet |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature height 80 feet |
Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Mature height 80 feet |
American Elm (resistant selections) | Ulmus Americana | Mature height 70 feet |
Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Mature Height 75 feet |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet |
American Linden | Tilia Americana | Mature Height 60 feet |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet |
Hills Oak | Quercus ellipsoidallis | Mature Height 50 feet |
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | Mature Height 50 feet |
Sugar Maple | Acer Saccharum | Mature Height 50 feet |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet |
Gingko (male) | Ginkgo biloba | Mature Height 50 feet |
Honey Locust | Gledituia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet |
Sour Gum (Black Gum) | Nyssa sylvatica | Mature Height 40 feet |
Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Mature Height 40 feet |
Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipeifera | Mature height 90 feet |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature height 80 feet |
Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Mature height 80 feet |
American Elm (resistant selections) | Ulmus Americana | Mature height 70 feet |
Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Mature Height 75 feet |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet |
American Linden | Tilia Americana | Mature Height 60 feet |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet |
Hills Oak | Quercus ellipsoidallis | Mature Height 50 feet |
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | Mature Height 50 feet |
Sugar Maple | Acer Saccharum | Mature Height 50 feet |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet |
Gingko (male) | Ginkgo biloba | Mature Height 50 feet |
Honey Locust | Gledituia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet |
Sour Gum (Black Gum) | Nyssa sylvatica | Mature Height 40 feet |
Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Mature Height 40 feet |
Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipeifera | Mature height 90 feet |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature height 80 feet |
Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Mature height 80 feet |
American Elm (resistant selections) | Ulmus Americana | Mature height 70 feet |
Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Mature Height 75 feet |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet |
American Linden | Tilia Americana | Mature Height 60 feet |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet |
Hills Oak | Quercus ellipsoidallis | Mature Height 50 feet |
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | Mature Height 50 feet |
Sugar Maple | Acer Saccharum | Mature Height 50 feet |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet |
Gingko (male) | Ginkgo biloba | Mature Height 50 feet |
Honey Locust | Gledituia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet |
Sour Gum (Black Gum) | Nyssa sylvatica | Mature Height 40 feet |
Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Mature Height 40 feet |
Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipeifera | Mature height 90 feet |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature height 80 feet |
Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Mature height 80 feet |
American Elm (resistant selections) | Ulmus Americana | Mature height 70 feet |
Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Mature Height 75 feet |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet |
American Linden | Tilia Americana | Mature Height 60 feet |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet |
Hills Oak | Quercus ellipsoidallis | Mature Height 50 feet |
Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | Mature Height 50 feet |
Sugar Maple | Acer Saccharum | Mature Height 50 feet |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet |
Gingko (male) | Ginkgo biloba | Mature Height 50 feet |
Honey Locust | Gledituia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet |
Sour Gum (Black Gum) | Nyssa sylvatica | Mature Height 40 feet |
Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Mature Height 40 feet |
Littleleaf Linden | Tilia cordata | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet |
EVERGREEN TREES:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Norway Spruce | Picea abies | Mature Height 90 feet |
White Pine | Pinus Strobus | Mature Height 70 feet |
Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga Canadensis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Jack Pine | Pinus banksiana | Mature Height 45 feet |
Eastern Red Cedar | Junperus virginiana | Mature Height 50 feet |
Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Mature Height 60 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Norway Spruce | Picea abies | Mature Height 90 feet |
White Pine | Pinus Strobus | Mature Height 70 feet |
Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga Canadensis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Jack Pine | Pinus banksiana | Mature Height 45 feet |
Eastern Red Cedar | Junperus virginiana | Mature Height 50 feet |
Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Mature Height 60 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Norway Spruce | Picea abies | Mature Height 90 feet |
White Pine | Pinus Strobus | Mature Height 70 feet |
Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga Canadensis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Jack Pine | Pinus banksiana | Mature Height 45 feet |
Eastern Red Cedar | Junperus virginiana | Mature Height 50 feet |
Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Mature Height 60 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Norway Spruce | Picea abies | Mature Height 90 feet |
White Pine | Pinus Strobus | Mature Height 70 feet |
Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga Canadensis | Mature Height 60 feet |
Jack Pine | Pinus banksiana | Mature Height 45 feet |
Eastern Red Cedar | Junperus virginiana | Mature Height 50 feet |
Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Mature Height 60 feet |
ORNAMENTAL TREES:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Sassafrass | Sassafrass albidum | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Mature Height 30 feet |
Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Mature Height 25 feet |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet |
Hawthorn species | Crataegus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Serviceberry | Amelanchier sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Paw Paw | Asimina triloba | Mature Height 20 feet |
Flowering Crabapples | Malus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Tree Lilac | Syringa reticulate | Mature Height 20 feet |
Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | Mature Height 20 feet |
Speckled Alder | Almus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet |
Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | Mature Height 18 feet |
Redbud | Cercis Canadensis | Mature Height 15 feet |
Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | Mature Height 15 feet |
Pagoda Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia | Mature Height 15 feet |
Magnolia varieties | Magnolias var. | Mature Height 15 feet |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis Virginiana | Mature Height 15 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Sassafrass | Sassafrass albidum | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Mature Height 30 feet |
Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Mature Height 25 feet |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet |
Hawthorn species | Crataegus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Serviceberry | Amelanchier sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Paw Paw | Asimina triloba | Mature Height 20 feet |
Flowering Crabapples | Malus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Tree Lilac | Syringa reticulate | Mature Height 20 feet |
Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | Mature Height 20 feet |
Speckled Alder | Almus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet |
Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | Mature Height 18 feet |
Redbud | Cercis Canadensis | Mature Height 15 feet |
Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | Mature Height 15 feet |
Pagoda Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia | Mature Height 15 feet |
Magnolia varieties | Magnolias var. | Mature Height 15 feet |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis Virginiana | Mature Height 15 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Sassafrass | Sassafrass albidum | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Mature Height 30 feet |
Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Mature Height 25 feet |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet |
Hawthorn species | Crataegus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Serviceberry | Amelanchier sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Paw Paw | Asimina triloba | Mature Height 20 feet |
Flowering Crabapples | Malus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Tree Lilac | Syringa reticulate | Mature Height 20 feet |
Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | Mature Height 20 feet |
Speckled Alder | Almus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet |
Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | Mature Height 18 feet |
Redbud | Cercis Canadensis | Mature Height 15 feet |
Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | Mature Height 15 feet |
Pagoda Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia | Mature Height 15 feet |
Magnolia varieties | Magnolias var. | Mature Height 15 feet |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis Virginiana | Mature Height 15 feet |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Tree Height |
Sassafrass | Sassafrass albidum | Mature Height 30 feet |
Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Mature Height 30 feet |
Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | Mature Height 25 feet |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet |
Hawthorn species | Crataegus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Serviceberry | Amelanchier sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Paw Paw | Asimina triloba | Mature Height 20 feet |
Flowering Crabapples | Malus sp. | Mature Height 20 feet |
Tree Lilac | Syringa reticulate | Mature Height 20 feet |
Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | Mature Height 20 feet |
Speckled Alder | Almus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet |
Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | Mature Height 18 feet |
Redbud | Cercis Canadensis | Mature Height 15 feet |
Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | Mature Height 15 feet |
Pagoda Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia | Mature Height 15 feet |
Magnolia varieties | Magnolias var. | Mature Height 15 feet |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis Virginiana | Mature Height 15 feet |
SHRUBS:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Flowering Season/Month | Flowering Color | Size |
Bottlebrush Buckeye | Aesculus parviflora | July | White | 8' |
Indigo Bush | Amorpha fruiticosa | June | Purple/Blue | 6' |
Chokeberry | Aronia sp. | May | White | 5' |
Caryopteris | Aryopteris sp. | --- | Blue | 3' |
Clethera | Slethera alnifolia | July/August | Pink | 4' |
Deutzia | Duetzia gracalis | May | White | 3' |
New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | July | White | 2' |
Diervilla/Dwarf Honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera | June | Yellow | 2.5' |
Vernal Witch Hazel | Hammelis vernalis | March | Orange/Red | 12' |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis vernalis | October | Yellow | 10' |
Smooth Hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens | June/July | White | 3' |
Oak Leaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | June/July | White | 5' |
St. John's Wort | Hypericum sp. | July-August | Yellow | 3' |
Winter berry | Ilex verticillata | Spring/Summer | White | 10' |
Junipers various | Juniperus sp. | Hardy Evergreen | --- | --- |
Northern Bayberry | Myrica pennsylvanica | Spring | Yellow | 4' |
Ninebark | Phsocarpus opuifolius | June | Pink | 8' |
Gro-low Sumac | Rhus aromatic | Fall | Orange/Red | 2' |
Elderberry varieties | Sambucus sp. | June | White | --- |
Stephanandra | Stephanandra incisa | May/June | Yellow/White | 3' |
Lilacs various | Syringa var. | May/June | --- | 4-12' |
Blueberry Ornamental | Vacccinium corymbosum | Fall | Red | --- |
Viburnums various | Viburnum | Several Flowering Shrubs | --- | --- |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Flowering Season/Month | Flowering Color | Size |
Bottlebrush Buckeye | Aesculus parviflora | July | White | 8' |
Indigo Bush | Amorpha fruiticosa | June | Purple/Blue | 6' |
Chokeberry | Aronia sp. | May | White | 5' |
Caryopteris | Aryopteris sp. | --- | Blue | 3' |
Clethera | Slethera alnifolia | July/August | Pink | 4' |
Deutzia | Duetzia gracalis | May | White | 3' |
New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | July | White | 2' |
Diervilla/Dwarf Honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera | June | Yellow | 2.5' |
Vernal Witch Hazel | Hammelis vernalis | March | Orange/Red | 12' |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis vernalis | October | Yellow | 10' |
Smooth Hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens | June/July | White | 3' |
Oak Leaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | June/July | White | 5' |
St. John's Wort | Hypericum sp. | July-August | Yellow | 3' |
Winter berry | Ilex verticillata | Spring/Summer | White | 10' |
Junipers various | Juniperus sp. | Hardy Evergreen | --- | --- |
Northern Bayberry | Myrica pennsylvanica | Spring | Yellow | 4' |
Ninebark | Phsocarpus opuifolius | June | Pink | 8' |
Gro-low Sumac | Rhus aromatic | Fall | Orange/Red | 2' |
Elderberry varieties | Sambucus sp. | June | White | --- |
Stephanandra | Stephanandra incisa | May/June | Yellow/White | 3' |
Lilacs various | Syringa var. | May/June | --- | 4-12' |
Blueberry Ornamental | Vacccinium corymbosum | Fall | Red | --- |
Viburnums various | Viburnum | Several Flowering Shrubs | --- | --- |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Flowering Season/Month | Flowering Color | Size |
Bottlebrush Buckeye | Aesculus parviflora | July | White | 8' |
Indigo Bush | Amorpha fruiticosa | June | Purple/Blue | 6' |
Chokeberry | Aronia sp. | May | White | 5' |
Caryopteris | Aryopteris sp. | --- | Blue | 3' |
Clethera | Slethera alnifolia | July/August | Pink | 4' |
Deutzia | Duetzia gracalis | May | White | 3' |
New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | July | White | 2' |
Diervilla/Dwarf Honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera | June | Yellow | 2.5' |
Vernal Witch Hazel | Hammelis vernalis | March | Orange/Red | 12' |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis vernalis | October | Yellow | 10' |
Smooth Hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens | June/July | White | 3' |
Oak Leaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | June/July | White | 5' |
St. John's Wort | Hypericum sp. | July-August | Yellow | 3' |
Winter berry | Ilex verticillata | Spring/Summer | White | 10' |
Junipers various | Juniperus sp. | Hardy Evergreen | --- | --- |
Northern Bayberry | Myrica pennsylvanica | Spring | Yellow | 4' |
Ninebark | Phsocarpus opuifolius | June | Pink | 8' |
Gro-low Sumac | Rhus aromatic | Fall | Orange/Red | 2' |
Elderberry varieties | Sambucus sp. | June | White | --- |
Stephanandra | Stephanandra incisa | May/June | Yellow/White | 3' |
Lilacs various | Syringa var. | May/June | --- | 4-12' |
Blueberry Ornamental | Vacccinium corymbosum | Fall | Red | --- |
Viburnums various | Viburnum | Several Flowering Shrubs | --- | --- |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Flowering Season/Month | Flowering Color | Size |
Bottlebrush Buckeye | Aesculus parviflora | July | White | 8' |
Indigo Bush | Amorpha fruiticosa | June | Purple/Blue | 6' |
Chokeberry | Aronia sp. | May | White | 5' |
Caryopteris | Aryopteris sp. | --- | Blue | 3' |
Clethera | Slethera alnifolia | July/August | Pink | 4' |
Deutzia | Duetzia gracalis | May | White | 3' |
New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | July | White | 2' |
Diervilla/Dwarf Honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera | June | Yellow | 2.5' |
Vernal Witch Hazel | Hammelis vernalis | March | Orange/Red | 12' |
Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis vernalis | October | Yellow | 10' |
Smooth Hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens | June/July | White | 3' |
Oak Leaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | June/July | White | 5' |
St. John's Wort | Hypericum sp. | July-August | Yellow | 3' |
Winter berry | Ilex verticillata | Spring/Summer | White | 10' |
Junipers various | Juniperus sp. | Hardy Evergreen | --- | --- |
Northern Bayberry | Myrica pennsylvanica | Spring | Yellow | 4' |
Ninebark | Phsocarpus opuifolius | June | Pink | 8' |
Gro-low Sumac | Rhus aromatic | Fall | Orange/Red | 2' |
Elderberry varieties | Sambucus sp. | June | White | --- |
Stephanandra | Stephanandra incisa | May/June | Yellow/White | 3' |
Lilacs various | Syringa var. | May/June | --- | 4-12' |
Blueberry Ornamental | Vacccinium corymbosum | Fall | Red | --- |
Viburnums various | Viburnum | Several Flowering Shrubs | --- | --- |
PERENNIALS AND GROUNDCOVER:
Common Name | Latin Name |
| PERENNIALS: | |
| Allium | Allium abramsii |
| Milkweed var. | Asclepias L. |
| False Goat's Beard | Astilbe |
| Columbine | Aquilegia L. |
| Coral Bells | Heuchera |
| Brunnera | Brunnera macrophylla |
| Diervilla/Dwarf Honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera |
| Penstemon Var. | Penstemon |
| --- | Echinacea |
| Aster | Eurybia x herveyi |
| Coneflower/Blackeye Susan | Rudbeckia var. |
| Blue Wild Indigo | Baptisia australis |
| Blazing Star | Liatris var. |
| Lavender | Lavandula L. |
| Hardy Salvias | Salvia var. |
| Iris | Iris L. |
| Lupine | Lupinus L. |
| Creeping Liriope | Liriope spicata |
| Stonecrop | Sedum var. |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis L. |
| Pink | Dianthus L. |
| Blanketflower | Gaillardia var. |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus lunariifolius |
| Beebalm | Monarda L. |
| Pholx | Phlox L. |
| Platycodon | Platycodon A. DC. |
| Russian Sage | Perovskia atriplicifolia |
| Golden Rod | Solidago L. |
| Tulips | Tulipa var. |
| Daffodils | Narcissus L. |
| Lilies (True Hardy Lilies rather than daylilies) | Lilium |
| Spiderwort | Tradescantia L. |
| Vervain | Verbena L. |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
| LANDSCAPE GRASSES (FOR SUN) : | |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogen gerardii |
| Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis |
| June Grass | Koeleria cristata |
| Calamagrostis | Calamagrostis canadensi |
NATIVE PRAIRIE AND WETLAND PLANTS:
Common Name | Latin Name |
| HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR WET TO MESIC GROUND: | |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica |
| White Turtlehead | Chelone glabra |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium maculatum |
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
| Ohio Spiderwort | Trandescantia ohiensis |
| Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
| Sweet Coneflower | Rudbeckia submentosa |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pychnostachyea |
| Prairie Rosinweed | Silphium terebinthinaccum |
| Golden Zizia | Zizia aurea |
| Michigan Lily | Lilium michiganese |
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginica |
| --- | Carex stipata |
| Bottlebrush Sedge | Carex hystericina |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis Canadensis |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata |
| Palm Sedge | Carex Muskingumensis |
| HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR MESIC TO DRY GROUND: | |
| Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| Smooth Blue Aster | Aster laevis |
| New England Aster | Aster nova anglicae |
| Largeleaf Wild Indigo | Baptisia leucantha |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinaccea purpurea |
| Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
| Wild Quinine | Parthenium integrifolium |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata |
| Devil's Bite | Liatris sacariosa |
| Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum |
| Red Columbine | Aquilegia Canadensis |
| Little Bluestem | Schzachyrium scoparium |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii |
| Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans |
SUITABLE TREES FOR DIFFICULT SITES:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height | Tolerance |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature Height 80 feet | FS/very tolerant |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet | FS/elm substitute |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet | FS |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/variable soils |
Gingko (Male) | Gingko biloba | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet | FS/D/tolerates poor soils |
River Birch | Betula nigra | Mature Height 40 feet | S/W/low pH soil |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet | S/PS |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet | S/PS |
Speckled Alder | Alnus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet | W/FS |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet | FS/PS/poor soils |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height | Tolerance |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature Height 80 feet | FS/very tolerant |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet | FS/elm substitute |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet | FS |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/variable soils |
Gingko (Male) | Gingko biloba | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet | FS/D/tolerates poor soils |
River Birch | Betula nigra | Mature Height 40 feet | S/W/low pH soil |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet | S/PS |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet | S/PS |
Speckled Alder | Alnus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet | W/FS |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet | FS/PS/poor soils |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height | Tolerance |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature Height 80 feet | FS/very tolerant |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet | FS/elm substitute |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet | FS |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/variable soils |
Gingko (Male) | Gingko biloba | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet | FS/D/tolerates poor soils |
River Birch | Betula nigra | Mature Height 40 feet | S/W/low pH soil |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet | S/PS |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet | S/PS |
Speckled Alder | Alnus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet | W/FS |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet | FS/PS/poor soils |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height | Tolerance |
Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | Mature Height 80 feet | FS/very tolerant |
Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Mature Height 60 feet | FS/elm substitute |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | Mature Height 60 feet | FS |
Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/variable soils |
Gingko (Male) | Gingko biloba | Mature Height 50 feet | FS/tolerates poor soils |
Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Mature Height 40 feet | FS/D/tolerates poor soils |
River Birch | Betula nigra | Mature Height 40 feet | S/W/low pH soil |
Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | Mature Height 30 feet | S/PS |
Blue Beech/American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Mature Height 20 feet | S/PS |
Speckled Alder | Alnus rugosa | Mature Height 20 feet | W/FS |
Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | Mature Height 15 feet | FS/PS/poor soils |
S = Shade; PS = Partial Shade; FS = Full Sun; W = Wet Areas; PW = Partial Wet; D = Dry Areas
RAIN GARDEN PLANT LIST:
| Herbaceous Plants For Wet to Mesic Ground | Herbaceous Plants for Mesic to Dry Ground | ||
| FORBS: | FORBS: | ||
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| White Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | Leadplant | Amorpha canescens |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium masculatum | Smooth Blue Aster | Aster laevis |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | White Wild Indigo | Baptisia leucantha |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | --- | Coreopsis palmatum |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pychnostachyea | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Dense Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccafolium |
| Michigan Lily | Lilium michiganese | Devil's Bite | Liatris scariosa |
| Cardinalis Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wild Quinine | Parthenium integrifolium |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitca | Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
| Allegheny Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens | Dalea Purpurea | Petalostemum purpureum |
| Obedient Plan/False Dragonhead | Physostegia virgnica | Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginicum | Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Sweet Coneflower | Rudbeckia submentosa | Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
| Goldenrod | Solidago riddellii |
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| Ohio Spiderwort | Trandescantia ohiensis | SHRUBS: | |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastate | Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa |
| Common Ironweed | Veronia fasciculate | Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris |
| Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | Hardhack | Spirea tomentosa |
| Golden Zizia | Zizia aurea | Elderberry | Sambucus |
GRASSES/SEDGES: | Salix Discolor | Salix discolor | |
| Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | Black Willow | Salix nigra |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | TREES: | |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Sycamore | Platanus occidenalis |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | River Birch | Betula nigra |
| Soft Rush | Juncus effuses | Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Club-rush | Scripus var. | Winter Berry | Ilex verticillata |
| Herbaceous Plants For Wet to Mesic Ground | Herbaceous Plants for Mesic to Dry Ground | ||
| FORBS: | FORBS: | ||
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| White Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | Leadplant | Amorpha canescens |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium masculatum | Smooth Blue Aster | Aster laevis |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | White Wild Indigo | Baptisia leucantha |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | --- | Coreopsis palmatum |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pychnostachyea | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Dense Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccafolium |
| Michigan Lily | Lilium michiganese | Devil's Bite | Liatris scariosa |
| Cardinalis Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wild Quinine | Parthenium integrifolium |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitca | Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
| Allegheny Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens | Dalea Purpurea | Petalostemum purpureum |
| Obedient Plan/False Dragonhead | Physostegia virgnica | Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginicum | Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Sweet Coneflower | Rudbeckia submentosa | Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
| Goldenrod | Solidago riddellii |
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| Ohio Spiderwort | Trandescantia ohiensis | SHRUBS: | |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastate | Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa |
| Common Ironweed | Veronia fasciculate | Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris |
| Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | Hardhack | Spirea tomentosa |
| Golden Zizia | Zizia aurea | Elderberry | Sambucus |
GRASSES/SEDGES: | Salix Discolor | Salix discolor | |
| Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | Black Willow | Salix nigra |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | TREES: | |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Sycamore | Platanus occidenalis |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | River Birch | Betula nigra |
| Soft Rush | Juncus effuses | Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Club-rush | Scripus var. | Winter Berry | Ilex verticillata |
| Herbaceous Plants For Wet to Mesic Ground | Herbaceous Plants for Mesic to Dry Ground | ||
| FORBS: | FORBS: | ||
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| White Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | Leadplant | Amorpha canescens |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium masculatum | Smooth Blue Aster | Aster laevis |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | White Wild Indigo | Baptisia leucantha |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | --- | Coreopsis palmatum |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pychnostachyea | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Dense Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccafolium |
| Michigan Lily | Lilium michiganese | Devil's Bite | Liatris scariosa |
| Cardinalis Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wild Quinine | Parthenium integrifolium |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitca | Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
| Allegheny Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens | Dalea Purpurea | Petalostemum purpureum |
| Obedient Plan/False Dragonhead | Physostegia virgnica | Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginicum | Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Sweet Coneflower | Rudbeckia submentosa | Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
| Goldenrod | Solidago riddellii |
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| Ohio Spiderwort | Trandescantia ohiensis | SHRUBS: | |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastate | Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa |
| Common Ironweed | Veronia fasciculate | Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris |
| Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | Hardhack | Spirea tomentosa |
| Golden Zizia | Zizia aurea | Elderberry | Sambucus |
GRASSES/SEDGES: | Salix Discolor | Salix discolor | |
| Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | Black Willow | Salix nigra |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | TREES: | |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Sycamore | Platanus occidenalis |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | River Birch | Betula nigra |
| Soft Rush | Juncus effuses | Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Club-rush | Scripus var. | Winter Berry | Ilex verticillata |
| Herbaceous Plants For Wet to Mesic Ground | Herbaceous Plants for Mesic to Dry Ground | ||
| FORBS: | FORBS: | ||
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| White Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | Leadplant | Amorpha canescens |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium masculatum | Smooth Blue Aster | Aster laevis |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | White Wild Indigo | Baptisia leucantha |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | --- | Coreopsis palmatum |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pychnostachyea | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Dense Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccafolium |
| Michigan Lily | Lilium michiganese | Devil's Bite | Liatris scariosa |
| Cardinalis Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wild Quinine | Parthenium integrifolium |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitca | Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
| Allegheny Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens | Dalea Purpurea | Petalostemum purpureum |
| Obedient Plan/False Dragonhead | Physostegia virgnica | Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginicum | Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Sweet Coneflower | Rudbeckia submentosa | Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
| Goldenrod | Solidago riddellii |
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| Ohio Spiderwort | Trandescantia ohiensis | SHRUBS: | |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastate | Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa |
| Common Ironweed | Veronia fasciculate | Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris |
| Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | Hardhack | Spirea tomentosa |
| Golden Zizia | Zizia aurea | Elderberry | Sambucus |
GRASSES/SEDGES: | Salix Discolor | Salix discolor | |
| Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | Black Willow | Salix nigra |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | TREES: | |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Sycamore | Platanus occidenalis |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | River Birch | Betula nigra |
| Soft Rush | Juncus effuses | Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum |
| Club-rush | Scripus var. | Winter Berry | Ilex verticillata |
SALT TOLERANT RAIN GARDEN PLANTS:
| Common Name | Latin Name |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie |
Swamp Rose Mallow | Hibiscus palustrus |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea |
Swamp Aster | Aster puniceus |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica shrevei |
Great Bulrush | Scripus validus |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose |
Hairy Rose Mallow | Hibiscus lasiocarpis |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum |
| Common Name | Latin Name |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie |
Swamp Rose Mallow | Hibiscus palustrus |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea |
Swamp Aster | Aster puniceus |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica shrevei |
Great Bulrush | Scripus validus |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose |
Hairy Rose Mallow | Hibiscus lasiocarpis |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum |
| Common Name | Latin Name |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie |
Swamp Rose Mallow | Hibiscus palustrus |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea |
Swamp Aster | Aster puniceus |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica shrevei |
Great Bulrush | Scripus validus |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose |
Hairy Rose Mallow | Hibiscus lasiocarpis |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum |
| Common Name | Latin Name |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie |
Swamp Rose Mallow | Hibiscus palustrus |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea |
Swamp Aster | Aster puniceus |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica shrevei |
Great Bulrush | Scripus validus |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose |
Hairy Rose Mallow | Hibiscus lasiocarpis |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum |
RAIN GARDENS FOR FLOWER DISPLAYS:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Location | Flowering Season |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose | Edges | Summer Flowers |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis | Edges | Spring Flowers |
Wild Hyacinth | Camassia | Wet Areas | Spring Flowers |
Palm Sedge | Carex muskingurmensis | Wet Areas | Green Background |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum | Edges | Fall Flowers |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie | Edges | Summer /Fall Flowers |
Hibicus varieties: Fantasia Kopper King Old Yella Peppermint Schnapps Plumb Crazy Disco Belle Luna series |
Hairy Rose Mallow |
Wet Areas |
Summer/Fall Flowers |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica | Wet Areas | Summer Flowers |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis | Edges | Short Grass Clumps |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | Edges/Wet | Spring Flowers |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Location | Flowering Season |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose | Edges | Summer Flowers |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis | Edges | Spring Flowers |
Wild Hyacinth | Camassia | Wet Areas | Spring Flowers |
Palm Sedge | Carex muskingurmensis | Wet Areas | Green Background |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum | Edges | Fall Flowers |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie | Edges | Summer /Fall Flowers |
Hibicus varieties: Fantasia Kopper King Old Yella Peppermint Schnapps Plumb Crazy Disco Belle Luna series |
Hairy Rose Mallow |
Wet Areas |
Summer/Fall Flowers |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica | Wet Areas | Summer Flowers |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis | Edges | Short Grass Clumps |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | Edges/Wet | Spring Flowers |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Location | Flowering Season |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose | Edges | Summer Flowers |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis | Edges | Spring Flowers |
Wild Hyacinth | Camassia | Wet Areas | Spring Flowers |
Palm Sedge | Carex muskingurmensis | Wet Areas | Green Background |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum | Edges | Fall Flowers |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie | Edges | Summer /Fall Flowers |
Hibicus varieties: Fantasia Kopper King Old Yella Peppermint Schnapps Plumb Crazy Disco Belle Luna series |
Hairy Rose Mallow |
Wet Areas |
Summer/Fall Flowers |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica | Wet Areas | Summer Flowers |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis | Edges | Short Grass Clumps |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | Edges/Wet | Spring Flowers |
| Common Name | Latin Name | Location | Flowering Season |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnate | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberose | Edges | Summer Flowers |
Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis | Edges | Spring Flowers |
Wild Hyacinth | Camassia | Wet Areas | Spring Flowers |
Palm Sedge | Carex muskingurmensis | Wet Areas | Green Background |
Mist Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum | Edges | Fall Flowers |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnalie | Edges | Summer /Fall Flowers |
Hibicus varieties: Fantasia Kopper King Old Yella Peppermint Schnapps Plumb Crazy Disco Belle Luna series |
Hairy Rose Mallow |
Wet Areas |
Summer/Fall Flowers |
Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica | Wet Areas | Summer Flowers |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Wet Areas | Summer/Fall Flowers |
Northern Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepsis | Edges | Short Grass Clumps |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | Edges/Wet | Spring Flowers |
INVASIVE SPECIES TO BE AVOIDED:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Tree or Plant Type |
Tree of Heaven | Ailanthus altissima | Tree |
Norway Maple | Acer platanoides | Tree |
| Japanese Chaff Flower | Achyranthes japonica | Forb/Herb |
Garlic Mustard | Alliaria petiolata | Forb/Herb |
| Black Alder | Alnus glutinosa | Tree |
| Mugwort | Artemisia vulgaris | Forb/Herb |
| Small Carpetgrass | Arthraxon hispidus | Grass |
| Japanese Barberry | Berberis thunbergii | Shrub |
| Spiny Plumeless Thistle | Carduus acanthoides | Forb/Herb |
| Musk Thistle | Carduus nutans | Forb/Herb |
Asian Bittersweet | Celastrus orbiculatus | Vine |
| Spotted Knapweed | Centaurea stoebe | Forb/Herb |
| Bull Thistle | Cirsium vulgare | Forb/Herb |
| Poison Hemlock | Conium maculatum | Forb/Herb |
| Field Bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis | Forb/Herb/Vine |
| Crown Vetch | Coronilla varia | Forb/Herb/Vine |
| Chinese Yam | Dioscorea polystachya (oppositifolia) | Forb/Herb/Vine |
| Common/Fuller's Teasel | Dipsacus fullonum | Forb/Herb |
| Cut-Leaved Teasel | Dipsacus laciniatus | Forb/Herb |
Autumn Olive | Elaeagnus umbellate | Shrub |
Burning Bush | Euonymus alatus | Shrub |
Winter Creeper | Euonymus fortunei | Shrub |
| Leafy Spurge | Euphorbia esula | Forb/Herb |
| Glossy Buckthorn | Frangula alnus | Shrub/Tree |
English Ivy | Hedera helix | Vine |
| Dame's Rocket | Hesperis matronalis | Forb/Herb |
Rose of Sharon | Hibiscus syriacus | Shrub/Tree |
| Japanese Hops | Humulus japonicus | Forb/Herb/Vine |
| Broadleaved Pepperweed | Lepidium latifolium | Forb/Herb |
| Sericea Lespedeza | Lespedeza cuneata | Forb/Herb/Subshrub |
| Blunt-Leaved Privet | Ligustrum obtusifolium | Shrub |
Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | Vine |
| Amur Honeysuckle | Lonicera maacki | Shrub |
| Morrow's Honeysuckle | Lonicera morrowii | Shrub |
| Tatarian Honeysuckle | Lonicera tatarica | Shrub |
| Bell's Honeysuckle | Lonicera x bella | Shrub |
| Japanese Stiltgrass/Nepalese Browntop | Microstegium vimineum | Grass |
Silvergrass | Miscanthus sinensis | Grass |
White Mulberry | Morus alba | Shrub/Tree |
| Reed Canarygrass | Phalaris arundinacea | Grass |
| Amur Cork Tree | Phellodendron amurense | Tree |
| Common Reed | Phragmites australis subspecies australis | Grass |
Fountain Grass | Pennisetum sp. | Grass |
| Mile-a-minute Vine | Polygonum perfoliatum | Forb/Herb/Vine |
Callery/Bradford Pear | Pyrus calleryana | Tree |
Sawtooth Oak | Quercus acutissima | Tree |
| Japanese Knotweed | Reynoutria japonica | Forb/Herb/Subshrub |
| Giant Knotweed | Reynoutria sachalinensis | Forb/Herb |
| Bohemian Knotweed | Reynoutria x bohemica | Forb/Herb |
| Common Buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica | Shrub/Tree |
Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Tree |
Japanese Spirea | Spirea japonica | Shrub |
Siberian Elm | Ulmus pumila | Shrub/Tree |
| Black Swallow-Wort | Vincetoxicum nigrum | Forb/Herb/Vine |
| Pale Swallow-Wort | Vincetoxicum rossicum | Forb/Herb/Vine |
PLANTS RESTRICTED UNDER OTHER RULES:
| Common Name | Latin Name | Information |
| Kudzu | Pueraria montana | 312 IAC 18-3-16 |
| Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum Salicaria | 312 IAC 18-3-13 |
| Multiflora Rose | Rosa Multifolora | 312 IAC 18-3-13 |
INDIANA NOXIOUS WEEDS (IC 15-16-7-2):
| Common Name | Latin Name |
| Canada Thistle | Cirsium avense |
| Burcucumber | Sicyos angulatus |
| Columbus Grass | Sorghum almum |
| Johnsongrass | Sorghum halepense |
| Shattercane | Sorghum bicolor |
| Common Waterhemp | Amaranthus rudis |
| Tall Waterhemp | Amaranthus tuberculatus |
| Marestail/Horseweed | Conyza xanadensis |
| Palmer Amaranth | Amaranthus palmeri |
| Poison Hemlock | Conium maculatum |
| Powell Amaranth | Amaranthus powellii |
| Rough Pigweed | Amaranthus retroflexus |
| Smooth Pigweed | Amaranthus hybridus |
Approved Street Trees
| Table B.1. Trees for Parkway Planting | ||
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height |
| Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | 80 feet |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | 80 feet |
| American Elm (resistant selections) | Ulmus Americana | 70 feet |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | 60 feet |
| Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | 60 feet |
| American Linden | Tilia Americana | 60 feet |
| Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | 50 feet |
| Hills Oak | Quercus ellipsoidallis | 50 feet |
| Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | 50 feet |
| Sugar Maple | Acer Saccharum | 50 feet |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | 50 feet |
| Ginkgo (male) | Ginkgo biloba | 50 feet |
| Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos | 40 feet |
| Sour Gum | Nyssa sylvatica | 40 feet |
| Littleleaf linden | Tilia cordata | 40 feet |
| Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | 30 feet |
| Blue Beech/American hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | 20 feet |
| Serviceberry | Amelanchier sp. | 20 feet |
| Tree lilac | Syringa reticulate | 20 feet |
| Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | 18 feet |
- Planting within Tree Grates. The trees that are approved for planting within tree grates are set out in Table B.2., Trees for Tree Grate Planting.
| Table B.2. Trees for Tree Grate Planting | ||
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height |
| Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | 80 feet |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | 60 feet |
| Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | 60 feet |
| Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | 50 feet |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | 50 feet |
| Ginkgo (male) | Ginkgo biloba | 50 feet |
| Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos | 40 feet |
| Sour Gum | Nyssa sylvatica | 40 feet |
| Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | 30 feet |
| Blue Beech/American hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | 20 feet |
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Approved Landscaping Trees
| Table B.3. Trees for General Landscaping | |||||
| Common Name | Latin Name | Mature Height | Sun1 | Soil2 | Notes |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipeifera | 90 feet | S / PS | PW / well drained | |
| Norway Spruce | Picea abies | 90 feet | FS | well drained | |
| Chinquapin Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | 80 feet | FS / very tolerant | ||
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | 80 feet | FS | tolerates poor soils | |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | 80 feet | S / PS | ||
| White Oak | Quercus alba | 80 feet | FS / PS | sand / clay | |
| Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis | 75 feet | FS | W | |
| Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | 75 feet | FS | PW | |
| Cottonwood (seedless varieties) | Populus deltoids | 70 feet | FS | W | |
| American Elm (resistant selections) | Ulmus Americana | 70 feet | FS | ||
| White Pine | Pinus Strobus | 70 feet | FS / PS | well drained | |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | 60 feet | FS | elm substitute | |
| Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioica | 60 feet | FS | ||
| American Linden | Tilia Americana | 60 feet | FS / PS | PW | |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | 60 feet | S | ||
| Eastern Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | 60 feet | PS | well drained good soil | |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | 60 feet | FS | ||
| Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | 60 feet | FS | PW | |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | 60 feet | FS | well drained / sand | |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | 50 feet | FS / PS | ||
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | 50 feet | FS / PS | ||
| Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | 50 feet | FS | ||
| Shingle Oak | Quercus imbarcaria | 50 feet | FS | tolerates poor soils | |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | 50 feet | FS / PS | PW / D | |
| Black Maple | Acer nigra | 50 feet | S / PS | W / PW | |
| Sugar Maple | Acer Saccharum | 50 feet | S / PS | well drained | |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | 50 feet | FS | variable soils | |
| Ginkgo (male) | Ginkgo biloba | 50 feet | FS | tolerates poor soils | |
| Hills Oak | Quercus ellipsoidallis | 50 feet | FS | sandy,clay soils | |
| Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | 50 feet | FS | sandy,clay soils | |
| Jack pine | Pinus banksiana | 45 feet | FS | D / sandy soils | |
| Honeylocust | Gleditsia triacanthos | 40 feet | FS | D / tolerates poor soils | |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | 40 feet | FS | multistem | |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | 40 feet | FS | W | |
| Sour Gum/Black gum | Nyssa sylvatica | 40 feet | FS | good soil | |
| Littleleaf linden | Tilia cordata | 40 feet | FS / PS | PW | |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | 40 feet | FS | W / PW | |
| River Birch | Betula nigra | 40 feet | S | W / low pH soil | |
| Yellow Birch | Betula lutea | 35 feet | S / PS | PW | |
| Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana | 30 feet | S / PS | ||
| Persimmon | Dispyros virginiana | 30 feet | FS / PS | ||
| Sassafrass | Sassafrass albidum | 30 feet | FS | ||
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | 30 feet | S | well drained | |
| Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida | 25 feet | PS | D / well drained | |
| Blue Beech/American hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | 20 feet | S / PS | ||
| Hawthorn species | Crataegus sp. | 20 feet | FS | well drained | |
| Serviceberry | Amelanchier sp. | 20 feet | FS / PS | ||
| Paw Paw | Asimina triloba | 20 feet | S | ||
| Tree lilac | Syringa reticulate | 20 feet | FS | ||
| Speckled Alder | Alnus rugosa | 20 feet | FS | W | multi stem |
| Nannyberry Viburnum | Viburnum lentago | 18 feet | FS / PS | ||
| Redbud | Cercis Canadensis | 15 feet | FS / PS | well drained | |
| Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus | 15 feet | FS | ||
| Pagoda Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia | 15 feet | S | PW | |
| Magnolia varieties | Magnolias var. | 15 feet | FS | good well drained soil | |
| Wafer Ash | Ptelea trifoliate | 15 feet | FS / PS | poor soils | |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis Virginiana | 15 feet | FS / PS | ||
| 1 S = shade; PS = partial shade; FS = full sun 2 W = wet areas; PW = partial wet; D = dry areas | |||||
Effective on: 1/1/1901