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ILLINOIS URBAN MANUAL
PRACTICE STANDARD
PERMANENT VEGETATION
Ground Covers & Vines
Table C
(acre or sq ft)
CODE 880
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Table C. Ground Covers and Vines. |
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Species |
Common Name |
Native |
Mature Height |
Moisture |
Sunlight |
Spacing |
Invasive |
Flowers |
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Ajuga reptans |
bugleweed |
No |
6-12" |
mesic-dry |
full sun-shade |
12" |
Yes |
blue |
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Asarum canadense |
wild ginger |
Yes |
6" |
mesic |
partial-shade |
18" |
No |
red |
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Celastrus scandens |
American bittersweet |
Yes |
vine |
mesic-dry |
full-partial |
12" |
Yes |
green |
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Ceanothus americanus |
New Jersey tea |
Yes |
18-30" |
mesic-dry |
full |
18" |
No |
white |
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Clematis terniflora |
sweet autumn clematis |
No |
vine |
mesic-dry |
partial-shade |
12" |
No |
white |
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Clematis virginiana |
Virginia's bower |
Yes |
vine |
wet |
partial |
12" |
No |
white |
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Convallaria majalis |
lily of the valley |
No |
6-12" |
mesic-dry |
partial-shade |
12" |
slightly |
white |
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Cotoneaster adpressa |
creeping cotoneaster |
No |
6-12" |
mesic-dry |
full |
18" |
No |
pink |
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Dioscorea villosa |
wild yam |
Yes |
vine |
wet-mesic |
partial-shade |
12" |
slightly |
green |
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Duchesnia indica |
false strawberry |
No |
6-12" |
wet-dry |
full-shade |
18" |
Yes |
yellow |
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Euonymus fortunei |
wintercreeper |
No |
12-18" |
mesic-dry |
full-shade |
12" |
Yes |
purple |
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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 |
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Hedera helix |
English ivy |
No |
<6" |
mesic-dry |
full-shade |
12" |
No |
|
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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 |
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Hydrangea petiolaris |
climbing hydrangea |
No |
vine |
wet-mesic |
partial |
36" |
No |
white |
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Ilex verticillata |
winterberry holly |
Yes |
18-36" |
wet |
partial |
12" |
No |
white |
|
Juniperus horizontalis |
creeping juniper |
Yes |
6-18" |
mesic-dry |
full |
30" |
No |
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Lonicera prolifera |
yellow honeysuckle |
Yes |
vine |
mesic |
partial-shade |
12" |
No |
yellow |
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Pachysandra terminalis |
Japanese spurge |
No |
6-12" |
mesic |
partial-shade |
12" |
No |
green |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia creeper |
Yes |
vine |
mesic |
partial-shade |
18" |
No |
green |
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Phlox stolonifera |
creeping phlox |
No |
6-12" |
mesic |
partial |
12" |
No |
various |
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Phlox subulata |
moss phlox |
No |
12-18" |
mesic |
full |
12" |
No |
various |
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Polygonum reynoutria |
dwarf fleece flower |
No |
<6" |
mesic |
full-partial |
12" |
Yes |
white |
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Potentilla fruiticosa |
shrubby cinquefoil |
Yes |
18-36" |
mesic-dry |
full |
36" |
No |
yellow |
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Ranunculus repens |
creeping buttercup |
No |
6-12" |
wet-mesic |
full-partial |
36" |
slightly |
yellow |
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Ribes alpinum pumilum |
dwarf alpine current |
No |
18-36" |
mesic |
full-partial |
36" |
No |
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Ribes americanum |
wild black currant |
Yes |
to 48" |
wet |
full-partial |
36" |
No |
yellow |
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Ribes missouriensis |
wild gooseberry |
Yes |
to 48" |
mesic |
partial-shade |
36" |
No |
yellow |
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Rosa arkansana |
sunshine rose |
Yes |
12-36" |
mesic-dry |
full |
18" |
No |
white-pink |
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Rosa blanda |
early wild rose |
Yes |
12-36" |
wet-dry |
full |
18" |
No |
white-pink |
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Rosa carolina |
pasture rose |
Yes |
12-36" |
dry |
full |
18" |
No |
white-pink |
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Sedum acre sexangulare |
large-leaf stonecrop |
No |
<6" |
mesic |
full |
12" |
No |
yellow |
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Thymus serpyllum |
creeping thyme |
No |
<6" |
mesic |
full-partial |
6" |
No |
various |
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Vinca minor |
common periwinkle |
No |
6-12" |
wet-mesic |
partial-shade |
12" |
slightly |
violet |
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