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Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10

Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G

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PRACTICE STANDARD

PERMANENT VEGETATION
Ground Covers & Vines
Table C (acre or sq ft)
CODE 880

Table C. Ground Covers and Vines.
Species Common Name Native Mature Height Moisture Sunlight Spacing Invasive Flowers
Ajuga reptans bugleweed No 6-12" mesic-dry full sun-shade 12" Yes blue
Asarum canadense wild ginger Yes 6" mesic partial-shade 18" No red
Celastrus scandens American bittersweet Yes vine mesic-dry full-partial 12" Yes green
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea Yes 18-30" mesic-dry full 18" No white
Clematis terniflora sweet autumn clematis No vine mesic-dry partial-shade 12" No white
Clematis virginiana Virginia's bower Yes vine wet partial 12" No white
Convallaria majalis lily of the valley No 6-12" mesic-dry partial-shade 12" slightly white
Cotoneaster adpressa creeping cotoneaster No 6-12" mesic-dry full 18" No pink
Dioscorea villosa wild yam Yes vine wet-mesic partial-shade 12" slightly green
Duchesnia indica false strawberry No 6-12" wet-dry full-shade 18" Yes yellow
Euonymus fortunei wintercreeper No 12-18" mesic-dry full-shade 12" Yes purple
Galium odoratum sweet woodruff No <6" mesic-dry partial-shade 12" No white
Gysophyla repens creeping baby's breath No 6-12" mesic-dry full 12" No white
Hedera helix English ivy No <6" mesic-dry full-shade 12" No  
Hemerocallis fulva day lily No 12-18" wet-dry full-shade 18" Yes various
Hosta lancifolia hosta (plaintain lily) No 12-18" wet-mesic partial-shade 18" No various
Hydrangea petiolaris climbing hydrangea No vine wet-mesic partial 36" No white
Ilex verticillata winterberry holly Yes 18-36" wet partial 12" No white
Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper Yes 6-18" mesic-dry full 30" No  
Lonicera prolifera yellow honeysuckle Yes vine mesic partial-shade 12" No yellow
Pachysandra terminalis Japanese spurge No 6-12" mesic partial-shade 12" No green
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Yes vine mesic partial-shade 18" No green
Phlox stolonifera creeping phlox No 6-12" mesic partial 12" No various
Phlox subulata moss phlox No 12-18" mesic full 12" No various
Polygonum reynoutria dwarf fleece flower No <6" mesic full-partial 12" Yes white
Potentilla fruiticosa shrubby cinquefoil Yes 18-36" mesic-dry full 36" No yellow
Ranunculus repens creeping buttercup No 6-12" wet-mesic full-partial 36" slightly yellow
Ribes alpinum pumilum dwarf alpine current No 18-36" mesic full-partial 36" No  
Ribes americanum wild black currant Yes to 48" wet full-partial 36" No yellow
Ribes missouriensis wild gooseberry Yes to 48" mesic partial-shade 36" No yellow
Rosa arkansana sunshine rose Yes 12-36" mesic-dry full 18" No white-pink
Rosa blanda early wild rose Yes 12-36" wet-dry full 18" No white-pink
Rosa carolina pasture rose Yes 12-36" dry full 18" No white-pink
Sedum acre sexangulare large-leaf stonecrop No <6" mesic full 12" No yellow
Thymus serpyllum creeping thyme No <6" mesic full-partial 6" No various
Vinca minor common periwinkle No 6-12" wet-mesic partial-shade 12" slightly violet
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