CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Richard M. Daley, Mayor
ROADWAY PLANT LIST
Compiled by DIVISION OF ENGINEERING 7TH Edition
Thomas H. Powers Acting Commissioner
HISTORIC GARFIELD BOULEVARD
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROADWAY PLANT LIST The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Division of Engineering is pleased to present the newest edition of the City of Chicago’s Roadway Plant List, intended as a resource for landscape architects. CDOT has evaluated the plants on this list based on its years of experience maintaining medians and other roadside locations. The accompanying comments are based on the plants’ ability to withstand salt spray and other urban roadway conditions. Although no scientific trials were conducted, installation and maintenance of the plant material have been done in accordance with standard CDOT specifications. As a result, cultural conditions such as soil structure, composition and moisture are known factors. CDOT’s list highlights plant materials in order of consideration. Dark gray rows indicate plants that are not recommended. Light gray rows include plant materials that are currently under evaluation or have not yet been used. It also indicates plant selections which survive in the roadway but have attributes which negatively affect the plant’s performance in a municipal application. Although the “concerns” are independent of CDOT’s assessment of the plants’ sustenance in the roadway, CDOT expects selections to consist of plants that both survive on medians and have no additional concerns. We hope this guide proves a valuable tool for industry professionals. For more information, please contact CDOT’s Division of Engineering at (312) 744-3520.
Richard M. Daley, Mayor
Cover Page Photo: Springtime on Historic Garfield Boulevard. Please note that in CDOT’s effort to minimize the impact on the environment, CDOT has limited its use of chemical herbicides; hence the existence of dandelions in the boulevards.
Morton Myabi Maple Green Column Black Maple Norway Maple Cleveland Norway Maple Columnar Norway Maple Crimson King Norway Maple Deborah Norway Maple Emerald Lustre Norway Maple Emerald Queen Norway Maple Fairview Norway Maple Faasen's Black Norway Maple Greenlace Norway Maple Olmstead Norway Maple Parkway Norway Maple Royal Red Norway Maple Schwedleri Norway Maple Summershade Norway Maple Superform Norway Maple Sycamore Maple Red Maple Green Mountain Sugar Maple Wright Brothers Sugar Maple Silver Maple Cutleaf Silver Maple Tatarian Maple Pacific Sunset Shantung Maple Armstrong Maple Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple Celebration Maple Marmo Maple Ohio Buckeye Yellow Buckeye Horsechestnut Double Flowering Horsechestnut Ruby Horsechestnut Black Alder European Hornbeam Shagbark Hickory Northern Catalpa Sugar Hackberry Hackberry Chicagoland Hackberry
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
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SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY
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Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
SPRING DUG ONLY PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB PLANTING PROHIBITED DUE TO EAB
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Liriodendron tulipifera Maackia amurensis Maclura pomifera inermis (Male) Metasequoia glyptostroboides Nyssa sylvatica Phellodendron amurense Phellodendron amurense 'Macho' Platanus x acerifolia Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' Plantanus x acerifolia 'Morton Circle' Plantanus x acerifolia 'Morton Euclid' Populus sp. Quercus alba Quercus bicolor Quercus ellipsoidalis Quercus imbricaria Quercus macrocarpa Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus robur Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' Quercus robur 'Skymaster' Quercus rubra Quercus x schuetti Quercus x warei 'Long' Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia 'Benjamin' Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe' Salix alba Salix alba 'Tristis' Sophora japonica Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave' Tilia americana 'Redmond' Tilia cordata 'June Bride' Tilia cordata 'Chancellor' Tilia cordata 'Glenleven' Tilia cordata 'Greenspire' Tilia euchlora Tilia tomentosa Tillia tomentosa 'Green Mountain' Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling' Ulmus americana 'Valley Forge Ulmus carpinifolia 'Regal' Ulmus davidiana var. japonica 'Discovery'
COMMON NAME
Tuliptree Amur Maackia Osage Orange Dawn Redwood Black Tupelo Amur Cork Tree Macho Amur Cork Tree London Planetree Bloodgood London Planetree Exclamation Planetree Ovation Planetree Hybrid Poplar White Oak Swamp White Oak Hill's Oak Shingle Oak Bur Oak Chinkapin Oak English Oak Pyramidal English Oak Skymaster English Oak Red Oak Swamp Bur Oak Regal Prince Elm Black Locust Chicago Blues Robinia Purple Robe Locust Weeping Willow Golden Weeping Willow Japanese Pagoda tree Bald Cypress Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress Redmond Linden June Bride Littleleaf Linden Chancellor Littleleaf Linden Glenlevin Littleleaf Linden Greenspire Littleleaf Linden Crimean Linden Silver Linden Green Mountain Silver Linden Sterling Silver Linden Valley Forge American Elm Regal Smooth Leaf Elm Discovery Elm
SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY
Medium Dry-Medium Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium
SIZE LIMITS USE SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY
Medium Medium Medium Medium
CONSIDERED INVASIVE/SPRING DUG ONLY
Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SIZE LIMITS USE
SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS/SPRING DUG ONLY PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS/SPRING DUG ONLY PEST AND DISEASE PROBLEMS/SPRING DUG ONLY
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Ulmus japonica Ulmus 'New Horizon' Ulmus parvifolia Ulmus parvifolia 'Allee' Ulmus parvifolia 'Athena' Ulmus wilsoniana 'Prospector' Ulmus x 'Frontier' Ulmus x 'Homestead' Ulmus x 'Morton' Ulmus x 'Morton Glossy' Ulmus x 'Morton Plainsman' Ulmus x 'Morton Red Tip' Ulmus x 'Morton Stalwart' Ulmus x 'Patriot' Ulmus x 'Pioneer' Zelkova serrata 'Village Green'
COMMON NAME
Japanese Elm New Horizon Elm Chinese Elm Allee Elm Athena Elm Prospector Elm Frontier Elm Homestead Elm Accolade Elm Triumph Elm Vanguard Elm Danada Charm Elm Commendation Elm Patriot Elm Pioneer Elm Village Green Japanese Zelkova
SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SINGLE STEM ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY
Hedge Maple Amur Maple Japanese Maple Downy Serviceberry Pink Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Shadblow Serviceberry Apple Serviceberry Princess Diana Apple Serviceberry Allegheny Serviceberry Cumulus Serviceberry Sweet Birch River Birch Heritage River Birch Paper Birch American Hornbeam Redbud Fringe Tree Pagoda Dogwood Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Golden Glory Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Cruzam Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn Washington Hawthorn Winter King Hawthorn Russian Olive
R W Pk-R W R Pk-W R Pk-W W Pk Pk-W W Pk W Pk-W Pk-W W Pk-W N/E R Pk W/Pk W W Pk W W W W W W W W W W W W
April/May April/May April/May April/May April/May April/May April N/E April April/May April May May April/May May April/May May/June May/June April/May April/May April/May April/May April/May April/May April/May May
Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium
CONCERNS
DISEASE PROBLEMS
DISEASE PROBLEMS
DISEASE PROBLEMS
SPRING DUG ONLY
SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY SPRING DUG ONLY DISEASE PROBLEMS
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Pekin Lilac (ms) China Snow Japanese Tree Lilac Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac
X
Bottlebrush Buckeye Red Chokeberry Brilliantissima Red Chokeberry Black Chokeberry Autumn Magic Chokeberry Iroquois Beauty Black Chokeberry Viking Black Chokeberry Northern Lights Azalea Barberry Crimson Pgymy Barberry Japanese Redleaf Barberry Intermedia Barberry Lustre Green Barberry Bonanza Gold Barberry Concorde Barberry Helmond Pillar Barberry Golden Nugget Barberry Rose Glow Barberry Sparkle Barberry Issai Purple Beautyberry Siberian Peashrub New Jersey Tea Orange Delight Quince Texas Scarlet Pygmy Japanese Quince Red Flowering Quince Summersweet Hummingbird Clethra Pink Spires Clethra Variegated Dogwood Dwarf Red Tipped Dogwood Redosier Dogwood Cardinal Redosier Dogwood Isanti Redosier Dogwood Kelsey's Dwarf Dogwood Harry Lauder's Walkingstick Royal Purple Smoketree Peking Cotoneaster Little Gem Cotoneaster Tom Thumb Cotoneaster
X X X X X X
UNDER EVALUATION
NEVER USED
AVOID PLANTING
X X
HxW
BLOOM TIME
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
25'x25' June 30'x25' June 25'x15' July
W W W
Medium Medium Medium
12'x15' 8'x5' 8' x5' 6'x6' 6'x7' 4'x5' 5'x5'
W W W W W W W
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
Cranberry Cotoneaster Blackburn Cranberry Cotoneaster Spreading Cotoneaster Rockspray Cotoneaster Hedge Cotoneaster Multiflowered Cotoneaster Slender Deutzia Nikko Deutzia Compact Deutzia Copper Bush Honeysuckle Bush Honeysuckle Butterfly Bush Honeysuckle Bush Honeysuckle The Bride Pearlbush Burning Bush Dwarf Burning Bush European Euonymus Aldenham European Euonymus Gold Tide Forsythia Meadowlark Forsythia Sunrise Forsythia Happy Centennial Forsythia Lynwood Gold Forsythia Bronx Forsythia Kumson Korean Greenstem Forsythia Dwarf Fothergilla Vernal Witchhazel Common Witchhazel Jelena Witchhazel Seven-Son Flower Rose of Sharon (Althea) Sea Buckthorn Annabelle Hydrangea Pee Gee Hydrangea Little Lamb Hydrangea Oakleaf Hydrangea Sunburst Hypericum Shrubby St. Johnswort Hidcote Hypericum Kalm St. Johnswort Red Sprite Sparkleberry Winterberry Jim Dandy Winterberry Virginia Sweetspire Little Henry Virginia Sweetspire
May/June May/June May/June May/June May May May May May June/July July/Aug July/Aug May April May May May May Mar/Apr Mar/Apr Mar/Apr Mar/Apr Mar/Apr Mar/Apr Mar/Apr May Feb Nov Jan/Mar July/Sept July/Sept Mar/Apr Aug/Sept July/Aug July/Sept Aug June/July June/Aug May/June July N/E N/E June June
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
Pk Pk Pk Pk W W W W W Y Y Y W W Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y W Y Y Y/O/R W W/R/P Y W W/Pk W W/Pk Y Y Y Y N/E N/E W W
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet
CONCERNS
CONSIDERED INVASIVE
CONSIDERED INVASIVE/INCONSISTENT PERFORMER CONSIDERED INVASIVE/INCONSISTENT PERFORMER
CONSIDERED INVASIVE CONSIDERED INVASIVE
CONSIDERED INVASIVE
DISEASE PROBLEMS
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April/May April/May May/June May/June June Mar/Apr Mar/Apr May May May May May May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June June/Oct June/Oct June/Oct June/Oct June/Oct June/Oct May June May May/June May May July/Aug June/July June/July July June/July April April June/Oct June/Oct June/Oct
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
Y Y P W W Y W Pk/W R W W Y W W W W W W W W W W Y W Y Y W Y P W W W Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y R Pk/W Pk
Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
CONCERNS
CONSIDERED INVASIVE
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
CONSIDERED INVASIVE
DISEASE PROBLEMS/UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES DISEASE PROBLEMS/UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Rosa caroliniana Rosa 'Champlain' Rosa 'Chuckles' Rosa 'The Fairy' Rosa 'Foxi' Rosa 'Gourmet Popcorn' Rosa 'Interhappy' Rosa 'KORpancom' Rosa 'KORtemma' Rosa 'MEIcoublan' Rosa 'MEIdomonac' Rosa 'MEIflopan' Rosa 'MEIkrotal' Rosa 'MEIneble' Rosa 'MEIpelta' Rosa 'MEIpitac' Rosa 'MEIpotal' Rosa 'MEIpreston' Rosa 'MEIpsidue' Rosa 'Nearly Wild' Rosa 'Noalesa' Rosa 'Noamel' Rosa 'Noare' Rosa 'Noaschnee' Rosa 'Noatraum' Rosa 'Pierette Pavement' Rosa RADcon Rosa RADcor Rosa RADrazz Rosa RADsun Rosa RADtko Rosa RADyod Rosa 'Rotesmeer' Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa 'Alboplena' Rosa rugosa 'Belle Poitevine' Rosa rugosa 'Blanc Double De Coubert' Rosa rugosa 'Charles Albanel' Rosa rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' Rosa rugosa 'Hansa' Rosa rugosa 'Jacruwhi' Rosa rugosa 'Jens Munk' Rosa rugosa 'Magnifica' Rosa rugosa 'Therese Bugnet'
COMMON NAME
Carolina Rose Champlain Rose Chuckles Rose The Fairy Polyantha Rose Foxi Rose Gourmet Popcorn Rose Happy Chappy Rose Electric Blanket Rose Red Ribbons Rose White Meidland Shrub Rose Bonica Shrub Rose Alba Meidland Shrub Rose Scarlet Meidiland Shrub Rose Red Meidiland Rose Fuchsia Meidiland Rose Carefree Wonder Meidiland Shrub Rose Carefree Delight Rose Ruby Meidiland Rose Fire Meidland Rose Nearly Wild Rose Yellow Flowercarpet Rose Appleblossom Flowercarpet Rose Red Flowercarpet Rose White Flowercarpet Rose Pink Flowercarpet Rose Pierette Pavement Rose Pink Knockout Rose Rainbow Knockout Rose Knockout Rose Carefree Sunshine Rose Double Knockout Rose Blushing Knockout Rose Purple Pavement Rose Rugosa Rose Alboplena Rugosa Rose Belle Poitevine Rugosa Rose Blanc Double De Coubert Rugosa Rose Charles Albanel Rugosa Rose Frau Dagmar Hastrup Rugosa Rose Hansa Rugosa rose Alba Wildspice Rugosa Rose Jens Munk Rugosa Rose Magnifica Rugosa Rose Theresa Bugnet Rugosa Rose
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June/Oct June June/Oct June/Oct N/A June April/May June/July May May June June June/Sept June/Sept June June/Sept June/Sept June/Sept June/Sept June/Sept June/Aug June/Aug May May/June May/June May/June April/May May/June June/July July July June May May May May May May May May/June May/June May/June June May
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
W Pk R R N/A W/Pk Y W W W Pk Pk Pk Pk Pk R/Pk Pk Pk Pk R Pk W/Pk W R Pk R W W W/Pk Pk Pk Pk P Pk B P P P W W W W W W
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
CONCERNS
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
AVAILABILITY PROBLEMS
CONSIDERED INVASIVE
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Wayfaring Tree Wayfaring Tree Nannyberry European Cranberrybush Viburnum Compactum European Cranberrybush Dwarf European Cranberrybush Yellow Fruited European Cranberrybush Blackhaw Viburnum Bailey Compact Cranberrybush American Cranberrybush Wentworth Cranberrybush Hah's Cranberry Bush Viburnum Wine and Roses Weigela Fine Wine Weigela Midnight Wine Weigela Java Red Weigela Minuet Weigela Red Prince Weigela Rumba Weigela Red Prince Weigela Tango Weigela My Monet Weigela Adam's Needle Color Guard Adam's Needle
May April/May May May April/May N/E May May June May May May May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June May/June June/Sept May/June May/June May/June July/Aug July/Aug
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
W W W W W N/E W W W W W W Pk Pk Pk R/Pk Pk R R Pk R Pk Y Y/W
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium
Blue Pfitzer Juniper Sargent Juniper Dwarf Sargent Juniper Viridis Sargent Juniper Sea Green Juniper Seaspray Juniper Common Juniper Blue Pacific Juniper Creeping Juniper Bar Harbor Juniper Blue Chip Juniper Hughes Juniper Andorra Juniper Wilton Blue Rug Juniper Youngstown Juniper Japanese Garden Juniper Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper Savin Juniper Broadmoor Juniper Callgary Carpet Juniper Rocky Mountain Juniper Skyrocket Juniper Blue Star Juniper Eastern Redcedar Canaert Red Cedar Crebra Eastern Redcedar Hillii Eastern Redcedar Siberian Cypress Northern Bayberry Morton Bayberry Blue Spruce Alberta Spruce Black Hills Spruce Serbian Spruce Colorado Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Jack Pine Dwarf Mugho Pine Austrian Pine Eastern White Pine Scotch Pine Dwarf Scotch Pine Rhododendron Upright Japanese Yew
Medium Medium Medium DISEASE PROBLEMS DISEASE PROBLEMS
Medium Medium
X X
25'x20' Abbreviations: EAB=Emerald Ash Borer
Medium
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Taxus cuspidata 'Intermedia' Taxus cuspidata 'Nana' (Brevifolia) Taxus sp. Taxus x media 'Brownii' Taxus x media 'Citation' Taxus x media 'Densiformis' Taxus x media 'Hatfieldii' Taxus x media 'Hicksii' Taxus x media 'Tauntonii' Thuja occidentalis 'Globosa' Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
COMMON NAME
GOOD SURVIVAL RATE
Intermedia Yew Dwarf Japanese Yew Yew Browns Yew Citation Yew Dense Yew Hatfield Yew Hicks Yew Taunton Yew Globe Arborvitae Techny Arborvitae
X X X X
Apple Blossom Yarrow King Edward Yarrow Anthea Yarrow Coronation Gold Yarrow Fanal Yarrow Heidi Yarrow Moonshine Yarrow Papricka Yarrow Schwellenberg Yarrow Ladybells Giant Hyssop Hummingbird Mint Waxy Lady's Mantle Lady's Mantle Thriller Lady's Mantle Blue Ice Bluestar Bluestar Leadplant Little Bluestem Japanese Anemone Snowdrop Anemone Columbine Powis Castle Artemisia Valerie Finis Artemisia Silver Mound Artemisia Silver Brocade Artemisia Butterfly Weed Sky Blue Aster Bushy Aster Alma Potschke Aster
X X X X X X X X X
UNDER EVALUATION
NEVER USED
AVOID PLANTING
HxW
BLOOM TIME
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
6'x6' 3'x6'
X X X X X X X
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES PEST PROBLEMS/DIFFICULT TO TRANSPLANT
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
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Pk P R Pk Pk B P Pk Pk/P W W R R Pk Pk W Y B B P B/P O Pk W/Y R B P B Pk Y Pk Pk P B/W B B B/P Pk B B R
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium
CONCERNS
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
SHORTLIVED
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
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W R W B P W Y Pk Y Y Y Pk Pk R Pk Pk Pk Pk Pk/W R R R Pk Pk O Pk P Pk P Pk Pk Pk Pk Pk Pk O R R P W B W B/W
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Dry Dry-Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Dry
CONCERNS
BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
SHORTLIVED
SHORTLIVED SHORTLIVED SHORTLIVED SHORTLIVED SHORTLIVED BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Eryngium yuccifolium Euphorbia epithymoides 'First Blush' Euphorbia epithymoides 'Polychroma' Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow' Euphorbia myrsinites Festuca ovina 'Glauca' Fragaria x 'Lipstick' Fragaria x 'Pink Panda' Filipendula x kakome Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Burgundy' Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Dazzler' Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink' Geranium cantabrigiense 'Cambridge' Geranium cantabrigiense 'Karmina' Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina' Geranium cinereum 'Purple Pillow' Gernanium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety' Geranium pratense 'Mrs. Kendall Clark' Geranium sanguineum Geranium sanguineum 'Ankum's Pride' Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei' Geranium sanguineum 'Striatum' (Lancastriense) Geranium x 'Brookside' Gernanium 'Jolly Bee' Geranium 'Gerwat' Geranium x 'Johnson's Blue' Helictotricton sempervirens Heliopsis 'Loraine Sunshine' Heliopsis helianthoides Heliopsis helianthoides 'Asahi' Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' Heliopsis helianthoides 'Venus' Helenium 'Moorheim Beauty' Helleborus orientalis Hemerocallis fulva Hemerocallis var. Hemerocallis 'Mini Stella' Heuchera micrantha 'Caramel' Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' Heuchera 'Plum Pudding' Heuchera sanguinea 'Chatterbox' Heuchera sanguinea 'Splendens' Heuchera x 'Chocolate Ruffles'
July/Aug May May/Sept May May/Sept July June June July/Aug June/Sept June/Oct June/Oct May/Aug June/July May/June May/Sept April/June June June/July June/Sept May-Aug May/Aug May/Aug May/June June/Oct June/Oct June/July May/June July/Sept June/Sept June/Sept June/Aug Aug/Sept Aug/Sept March June
B P Y O-R Y R Pk Pk R Y/R R/Y Pk R R Pk P Pk B Pk Pk P Pk B B B B Y Y Y Y Y R W Y Y Pk W W R R P
Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium-Wet Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
CONCERNS
BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES/INCONSISTENT PERFORMER UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES/INCONSISTENT PERFORMER
SHORTLIVED SHORTLIVED SHORTLIVED
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
CONSIDERED INVASIVE SHORTLIVED
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Hosta fortunei 'Albo Marginata' Hosta sieboldiana Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' Hosta undulata 'Variegata' Hosta x 'Big Daddy' Hosta x 'Gold Edger' Hosta x 'Gold Standard' Hosta Guacamole' Hosta x 'June' Hosta x 'Krossa Regal' Hosta x 'Royal Standard' Hosta x 'Sum & Substance' Hosta 'Tattoo' Hosta x tardiana 'Halcyon' Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake' Imperata cylindrica rubra "Red Baron' Iris pallida 'Variegata' Iris psuedacorus Iris sibirica 'Flight of The Butterflies' Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' Iris sibirica 'Baby Sister' Iris sibirica 'Butter and Sugar" Iris sibirica 'Candy Apple' Iris sibirica 'Eric the Red' Iris sibirica 'Sky Wings' Iris sibirica x 'Sparkling rose' Iris x germanica Knautia macedonia Koeleria "Blue Sprite" Lavendula angustifolia 'Munstead' Lespedeza violacea Liatris pycnostachya Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violet' Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Lilium x 'Butter Pixie' Lilium x 'Connecticut King' Lilium x Denia Lilium x 'Enchantment' Lilium x 'Montreux' Lilium x 'Sterling Star' Liriope spicata Lobelia siphilitica Lobelia cardinalis
COMMON NAME
Albo Marginata Hosta Funkia (Plantain Lily) Elegans Hosta Francis Williams Hosta Variegated Hosta Big Daddy Hosta Gold Edger Hosta Gold Standard Hosta Butter and Sugar' Siberian Iris Kross Regal Hosta Kross Regal Hosta Royal Standard Hosta Sum and Substance Hosta Tattoo Hosta Halcyon Hosta Snowflake Candytuft Red Baron Japanese Bloodgrass Variegated Iris Yellow Flag Iris Flight of the Butterflies Siberian Iris Caeser's Brother Siberian Iris Baby Sister Siberian Iris Butter and Sugar' Siberian Iris Candy Apple Miniature Siberian Iris Eric the Red Siberian Iris Sky Wings Siberian Iris Sparkling Rose Siberian Iris Bearded Iris Knautia Koeleria Munstead Lavendar Violet Bushclover Prairie Blazing Star Floristan Violet Gayfeather (Blazing Star) Kobold Gayfeather (Blazing Star) Butter Pixie Asiatic Lily Connecticut King Asiatic Lily Denia Asiatic Lily Enchantment Asiatic Lily Montreux Asiatic Lily Sterling Star Asiatic Lily Lily Turf Great Blue Lobelia Cardinal Flower
Aug/Sept June/July June/July June/July July July July July/Aug Aug July/Aug July July July/Aug May July April
Pk Pk W W Pk W Pk Pk W P Pk W Pk P P W
June June May/June June June/July June May May/June June June/July May/June July/Sept July June/Aug July/Sept July/Aug July/Aug July/Aug June June June June May June Aug/Sept July/Aug July/Aug
B/P Y B P/B B Y R R B Pk R P P P P Pk Y Y Pk R Pk W P B R
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet
CONCERNS
BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
CONSIDERED INVASIVE UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES SHORTLIVED
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May/Sept June/July June/July June/July June Oct Aug Oct Aug Oct Oct Aug Aug Oct June-Aug June June/July June/July June/July May/Sept May/Sept May/Sept May/Sept May/Sept May/July June/Aug June/July Aug Aug July/Sept June July/Sept July/Sept Aug/Sept June/July May/June June/July July July July Aug/Oct May/June June/July July/Sept
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
Y R Pk W Y Pk
R
W
R R Pk B B B B B Pk Y Y Pk Pk Pk R Pk Y R O/R O Pk
P Pk/R W B
Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium
CONCERNS
RESEEDS
CONSIDERED INVASIVE
Unsightly at times
SHORTLIVED UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES/SHORTLIVED UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
DORMANCY/UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES DORMANCY/UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES
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CDOT COMMENTS BOTANICAL NAME
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Longin' Phalaris arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters' Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta' Phlox maculata 'Natascha' Phlox paniculata 'Star Fire' Phlox paniculata 'Orange Perfection' Phlox paniculata 'Volcano Red' Phlox subulata Phystostegia virginiana 'Bouquet' Phystostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners' Phystostegia virginiana 'Summer Snow' Platycodon grandiflorus 'Maresii' Polygonum (Persicaria) affine 'Border Jewel' Polygonum affine (Persicaria) 'Darjeeling Red' Polygonum (Persicaria) bistorta 'Superbum' Polygonum (Fallopia) cuspidatum "Compactum" Polygonum reynoutria Pulmonaria saccharata Pulsatilla vulgaris Ratibida pinnata Rudbeckia 'Herbstonne' Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum' Rudbeckia speciosa 'Viette's Little Suzy' Ruellia humilis Ruta graveolens Salvia 'Eveline' Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna' Salvia nemerosa 'Marcus' Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfreisland' Salvia x superba 'Blue Hill' Salvia x sylvestris 'East Friesland' Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' Salvia x sylvestris 'Rose Queen" Salvia x sylvestris 'Wesuwe' Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' Sanguisorba officinalis 'Tanna' Scabiosa caucasica 'Pink Mist' Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel' Scuttleria incana Scuttelaria racemosa 'Smoky Hills'
COMMON NAME
Little Spire Russian Sage Longin Russian Sage Dwarf Garters Ribbon Grass Picta Ribbon Grass Natascha Phlox Star Fire Phlox Orange Perfection Garden Phlox Volcano Red Phlox Moss Phlox Bouquet Obedient Plant Miss Manners Obedient Plant Summer Snow Obedient Plant Balloon Flower Border Jewel dwarf fleece flower Knotweed Knotweed Dwarf Fleece Flower Dwarf Fleece Flower Lungwort Pasque Flower Grey-head Coneflower Herbstonne Black-Eyed Susan Goldstrum Black-Eyed Susan Dwarf Black-Eyed Susan Wild Petunia Rue Eveline Sage Caradonna Salvia (Sage) Marcus Salvia East Friesland Salvia Blue Hill Salvia East Friesland Salvia May Night Salvia Rose Queen Salvia Vesuvius Salvia Purple Rain Salvia Vesuvius Salvia Pincusion Flower Pincusion Flower Little Bluestem The Blues Little Bluestem Carousel' Little Bluestem Skullcap Smoky Hills Resinous Skullcap
Pk-W R O R B Pk W W B Pk R Pk Pk Pk Pk/B Y Y Y Pk Y Pk P B P B P P P P B R Pk B
B B
Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium-Wet Medium-Wet Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium
CONCERNS
LATE TO EMERGE
INCONSISTENT PERFORMER
SHORTLIVED
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Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium-Wet Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-Wet
CONCERNS
BEST IN RAISED PLANTER DAMAGE FROM SNOWCOVER DAMAGE FROM SNOWCOVER
English Ivy Baltic English Ivy Thorndale English Ivy Yellow Archangel
GOOD SURVIVAL RATE
UNDER EVALUATION
NEVER USED
AVOID PLANTING
X X X X X X
Japanese Spurge Virginia Creeper Boston Ivy Dwarf Japanese Fleeceflower Creeping Buttercup Periwinkle Barren Strawberry
X X X X X X X
HxW
BLOOM TIME
FLWR CLR SOIL MOISTURE
8"x18" 8"x18" 8"x18" 12"x24" 12"x24" May/July R 12"X36" May/July W
2'x2' 12"x18" 3" 5"
Aug May May May
Pk Y B Y
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Medium
CONCERNS
ALSO SEE VINES/UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES ALSO SEE VINES INCONSISTENT PERFORMER CONSIDERED INVASIVE/UNSIGHTLY AT TIMES CONSIDERED INVASIVE/BEST IN RAISED PLANTER
P Dry-Medium Y Dry-Medium P Dry-Medium Pk/P Dry-Medium B/P/W Medium P/Y/W Medium W Medium P/Y Medium P Medium B/W Medium Y/W/O Medium W Medium B/W Medium P Medium
X X X X X X X X
W W O N/E N/E W
Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Dry-Medium Medium Medium