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Non-Invasive Plants for Your Garden

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WildlifeFriendly Deciduous

Miss Willmott Pincushion Flower & Other White Cultivars

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class C washington state noxious weed

Herbaceous

Babysbreath - Gypsophila paniculata

Scabiosa caucasia ‘Miss Willmott’

Pearl Yarrow

Pink Cloud Wandflower & Other Cultivars

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ive Gaura lindheimeri ‘Pink Cloud’

Achillea ptarmica ‘The Pearl’

(Anaphalis margaritacea) (Eriogonum niveum)

Giant Yellow Star Scabious

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Bighead Knapweed - Centaurea macrocephala

class A washington state noxious weed

Cephalaria gigantea

herbaceous

Blanket Flower

Goldsturm Coneflower, Black-Eyed Susan

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ive Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’

Gaillardia aristata

(Coreopsis grandiflora).

False Solomon’s Seal

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Knotweeds: Giant Bohemian, Himalayan, & Japanese - Polygonum species

Class b washington state noxious weeds

Smilacina racemosa

herbaceous

Goat’s Beard

Plume Poppy

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Aruncus dioicus

(Macleaya microcarpa), and (Strepto-pus roseus).

Globe Thistle

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Milk & Scotch Thistles Silybum marianum & Onopordum acanthium

class a & b wa state noxious weeds

Echinops ritro or Echinops ‘Taplow Blue’

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herbaceous

Jerusalem Sage

Purple Dome New England Aster

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Phlomis tuberosa

(Aster lateriflorus , (A. Novae-angliae ), (A. x frikartii

‘Monch’), Eryngium

Sun Rose

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Myrtle Spurge - Euphorbia myrsinites

class B Washington state noxious weed

Helianthemum spp. and cultivars

herbaceous

Cape Blanco or Purple Stonecrop

Evergreen Spurge

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ive Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii and cultivars

Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’, ‘Purpureum’

(Erogonum umbellatum), (Artostaphylos uva-ursi), (Sedum lanceolatum),

Becky Shasta Daisy

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Oxeye Daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare

class b washington state noxious weed

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’

herbaceous

White Wood Aster

Moonbeam Thread-leaved Tickseed

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Aster divaricatus

(Hymenoxys acaulis)

Silver Sage

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Clary Sage, Meadow Clary, & Mediterranean Sage alvia sclarea, S. pratensis, and S aethiopis

Class a & b wa state noxious weeds

Salvia argentea

herbaceous

Russian Sage

Meadow & Woodland Sages

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ive Salvia nemorosa cultivars and S. x sylvestris

Perovskia atriplicifolia

(Salvia dorrii), and (Phlomis rus-seliana).

Gayfeather

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Purple Loosestrife & Garden Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria & Lysimachia vulgaris

class b washington state noxious weeds

Liatris spicata

Aquatic & Wetland plants

Jabob Kline Bee Balm

Cardinal Flower & Hybrids

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L. splendens

Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Kline’

(Aquilegia formosa), (Spiraea douglasii), (Polygonum amphibium)

Japanese Iris

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Yellow Flag Iris - Iris pseudacorus

class c washington state noxious weed

Iris ensata, ‘Variegata’ & cultivars

aquatic & wetland plants

Laevigata Iris

Siberian Iris

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Sunfisher’ (both yellow blooming)

Iris laevigata & cultivars

Iris setosa) I. versicolor) I. virginicumIris germanica I. missouriensis)

Lysichiton americanum Sisyrinchium californicum).

Mare’s Tail

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Parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum

class b washington state noxious weed

Hippuris vulgaris

AQUATIC & WETLAND PLANTS

Coontail

Canada Elodea

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Hydrilla Brazilian elodea

Hydrilla Brazilian elodea

Ceratophyllum demersum

Heteranthrea Indigo Bush

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Butterfly Bush - Buddleja davidii

class b washington state noxious weed

Indigofera heterantha

trees & shrubs

Bush Clover

Black Twinberry

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ive Lonicera involucrata

Lespedeza thunbergii

(Cornus stolonifera), (Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’), and (Aronia melanocarpa).

Smoke Bush

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Saltcedar - Tamarix ramosissima

class b washington state noxious weed

Cotinus coggygria & its cultivar ‘Royal Purple’

trees & shrubs

Eastern Redbud

European Elderberry

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ive Sambucus nigra & cultivars

Cercis canadensis

(Philadelphus lewisii)

Dyer’s Greenweed

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Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparia

class b washington state noxious weed

Genista tinctoria & its cultivar ‘Royal Gold’

Genista

trees & shrubs

Golden Guinea Kerria

Karl Sax or Lynnwood Forsythia

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Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Karl Sax’ or ‘Lynnwood’

(Thermopsis montana), (Amelanchier alnifolia),

Autumn Applause Ash

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Tree-of-Heaven - Ailanthus altissima

Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Applause’

trees & shrubs

Smooth or Staghorn Sumac

Raywood Ash

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Rhus glabra & R. typhina ‘Lacinata’

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(Coreopsis ‘Autumn Blush’)

(e.g., Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’ Oro’)

(Eupatorium maculatum ‘Gateway’)

(Cyclamen hederifolium)

(Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’)

(Micanthus sinensis cultivars)

(Oregano rotundifolium ‘Kent Beauty’)

(Paeonia mlokosewitchii)

(Echinacea hybrids)

(Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’)

(Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and ‘Pink Penny’)

(Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’)

(Sedum ‘Purple Emperor)

Images 1 & 2 courtesy of Richie Steffon, Great Plant PicksImages 3 & 4 courtesy of Ann Chapman

Geranium ‘Rozanne’

Jack Frost Bugloss

Hardy Cyclamen

Molly the Witch peony

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Trees & Shrubs

(Amelanchier x grandiflora and cultivars)

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’)

(Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’)

(Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’)

(Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’)

(Hydrangea quercifolia)

(Rhododendron ‘PJM’)

(Hypericum androsaemum ‘Albury Purple’)

(Hibiscus syriacus)

(Spirea cultivars)

(Daphne x transatlantica ‘Summer Ice’)

(Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’)

(Ceridiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’)

Image 1 courtesy of Janet Rowley; Image 2 courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt & Son, Great Plant Picks; Image 3 courtesy of Lynne Thompson,

Great Plant Picks; Image 4 courtesy of Victor Carrano

Rose-of-Sharon

Weeping Katsura

Oak Leaf Hydrangea

Double File Viburnum

Index

Invasive & Alternative Plants by Scientific Name Name Page Name Page Achillea ptarmica …………………………. 3 Lythrum salicaria …………………………… 16 Ailanthus altissima ……………………….. 28 Macleaya cordata …………………………… 7 Aruncus dioicus ……………………………. 7 Monarda didyma cultivar …………………. 17 Aster divaricatus ………………………….. 13 Myriophyllum aquaticum …………………. 20 Aster novi--belgii cultivar ……………….. 9 Onopordum acanthoides ………………….. 8 Buddleja davidii …………………………… 22 Perovskia atriplicifolia …………………….. 15 Centaurea macrocephala ………………… 4 Phlomis tuberose …………………………… 9 Cephalaria gigantean …………………….. 4 Polygonum spp ………………………………. 6 Ceratophyllum demersum ………………. 21 Rhus spp. and cultivars ……………………. 29 Cercis Canadensis …………………………. 25 Rudbeckia fulgida cultivar ………………… 5 Coreopsis verticillata cultivar ………….. 13 Salvia spp., cultivars, and hybrid ………... 14-15 Cotinus coggygria & cultivar ……………. 24 Sambucus nigra and cultivars ……………. 25 Cytisus scoparia …………………………… 26 Scabiosa caucasica cultivars ………………. 2 Echinops ritro & E. cultivar …………….. 8 Sedum spathulifolium and cultivars …… 11 Elodea Canadensis ………………………… 21 Silybum marianum …………………………. 8 Euphorbia myrsinites & E. cultivars ….. Smilacina racemosa ………………………… 6 Forsythia x intermedia cultivars ………. 27 Tamarix ramosissima ………………………. 24 Fraxinus spp. & cultivars ………………... 28-29 Gaillardia aristata ………………………… 5 Invasive Plants by Common Name�

Gaura cultivars ……………………………. 3 Genista tinctoria & cultivars …………… 26 Babysbreath ………………………………….. 2 Gypsophila paniculata …………………… 2 Bighead knapweed ………………………….. 4 Helianthemum spp & cultivars ………… 10 Butterfly bush ……………………………….. 22 Hippuris vulgaris ………………………….. 20 Knotweeds ……………………………………. 6 Indigofera heterantha ……………………. 22 Loosestrife: Garden and Purple ………….. 16 Iris pseudacorus & Iris spp. & cultivars . 18-19 Myrtle spurge ………………………………… 10 Kerria japonica cultivar………………….. 27 Oxeye daisy …………………………………… 12 Lespedeza thunbergii …………………….. 23 Parrotfeather ………………………………… 20 Leucanthemum vulgare & L hydbrid …. 12 Sages: Clary, Meadow & Mediterranean. 14 Liatris spicata ……………………………… 16 Saltcedar ……………………………………… 24 Lobelia splendens & hybrids ……………. 17 Scotch broom …………………………………. 26

Lonicera involucrate ……………………… 23 Thistles: Milk and Scotch ………………….. 8

Lysimachia vulgaris ………………………. 16 Tree-of-Heaven ……………………………… 28

Yellow flag iris ……………………………….. 18

Noxious Weed List

Invasives

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