Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual, August 1, 2018 version

Part 4 Appendices 4.3 Plant Lists

Trees

Evergreen or Deciduous

Botanical Name

Common Name

Height Light Required Growth Rate

Notes

Best of lindens which tolerate adverse conditions. Good tree for urban areas. Do not confuse with U. pumila. Good all-around choice for medium-sized tree.

Tilia tomentosa

Silver Linden

D

50'-70'

Sun

Moderate

Moderate to Fast

Ulmus parvifolia

Chinese Elm

D

40'-50'

Sun

Zelkova serrata

Japanese Zelkova

D

50”-80”

Sun

Moderate

Herbaceous Plants Suitable for Sunny, Dry Conditions

This guide is not an exclusive list of plants. Most plants have a place in xeriscaping if they are located in the appropriate place and if they develop strong, deep roots.

Herbaceous Plants Suitable for Sunny, Dry Conditions

Botanical Name

Common Name

Botanical Name Common Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

Achillea millefolium Amaranthus tricolor

Common Yarrow

Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Opuntia humifusa

Prickley Pear Cactus

Joseph's Coat Amaranth Echinops exaltatus Globe Thistle

Pennisetum spp.

Fountain Grass

Eschshlozia californica

Anthemis tinctoria

Golden Marguerite

California Poppy

Phlox subulata

Phlox

Polygonum cuspidatum var.compactum

Arabis caucasica

Rock Cress

Euphoria spp. Festuca ovina var.glauca Gaillardia spp. Gazania rigens

Euphoria

Fleeceflower

Arctotis stoechadifolia African Daisy

Blue Fescue

Portulaca grandiflora Moss Rose

Artemisia spp.

Angel's Hair

Blanket Flower

Potentilla spp.

Cinquefoils

Asclepias tuberosa Aubrieta deltoidea

Butterfly Weed False Rockcress Basket of Gold

Treasure Flower

Rudbeckia spp.

Black-eyed Susan

Gomphrena globosa Globe Amaranth

Sanvitalia procumbens Creeping Zinnia Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort

Aurinia saxatilis

Helianthus spp.

Sunflower

Catharanthus roseus

Madagascar Perwinkle Hemerocallis hybrids Daylily

Sedum spp.

Sedum

Celosia spp.

Cockscomb

Iberis sempervirens Candytuff

Sempervivum tectorum Hen & Chickens

Perennial Bachelor's Bottom

Kochia scoparia f. trichophylla

Centaurea montana

Summer Cypress

Senecio cineraria

Dusty Miller

Cerastium. tomentosum Snow-in- Summer

Liatris scariosa

Tall Gayflower

Stachys byzantia

Lamb's ear

Coreopsis spp.

Coreopsis

Limonium spp.

Statice

Tithonia rotundifolia

Mexican Sunflower

Cosmos spp.

Cosmos

Lonas annua

Yellow Ageratum

Verbascum, chaixii

Mullein

Dimorphotheca sinuata Cape Marigold

Miscanthus spp.

Eulalia Grass

Xanthisma texanum

Star of Texas

Dyssodia tenuiloba

Golden Fleece

Ocimum basilicum Sweet Basil

Zinnia elegans

Zinnia

Eryngium spp.

Sea Holly

Oenothera spp.

Sundrops

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