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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.
| 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 |
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| 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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