Shrub List For Brighton 2010

Large Shrubs 10’ -20’ Tall by 6’ – 25’ wide Acer ginnala Amur Maple Acer tataricum Tatarian Maple (better than Amur Maple) Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth Maple Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Serviceberry Caragana arborescens Siberian Peashrub Cercocarpus ledifolius Mountain Mahogany Cotoneaster lucidus Peking Cotoneaster Cowania mexicana Quince Bush, Cliffrose Crataefus ambigua Russian Hawthorn Forestiera neomexicana New Mexican Privet Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn Juniperus species Juniper Kolkwitzia amabilis Beauty Bush Pinus mugo Mugo Pine species Prunus americana American Plum Prunus virginiana ‘Shubert’ Canada Red Chokecherry Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash or Hop tree Quercus gambelii Gambel Oak Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Robinia neomexicana New Mexico Locust Sambucus species Elders Shepherdia argentea Buffaloberry Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree, Viburnum

Medium Size Shrubs >10’ high by >8’ wide Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo Atriplex canescens Fourwing Saltbush Buddleia davidii Butterfly Bush Cercocarpus montanus Mountain Mahogany Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fernbush Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rubber Rabbitbrush Cornus sericea Redtwig Dogwood Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree Cotoneaster species Cotoneaster Cytisus scoparius ‘Moonlight’ Moonlight Broom Euonymus alatus Burning Bush Forsythia x intermedia Forsythia Hibiscus syriacus Rose-of-Sharon Juniperus species Juniper Ligustrum vulgare Privet Lonicera species Honeysuckle Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape Holly Philadelphus species Mockorange Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Prunus besseyi Western Sand Cherry Pyracantha coccinea species Firethorn Rhamnus frangula Glossy Buckthorn Ribes species Currant Sambucus species Elder Spiraea x vanhouttei Vanhouttei Spirea Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Syringa meyeri „Palibin‟ Dwarf Korean Lilac Syringa patula „Miss Kim‟ Dwarf Lilac Viburnum species (dozens of different types)

Small Size Shrubs > 5’ tall by >6. wide Amorpha conescens Leadplant Artemisia cana Silver Sagebrush Artemisia filifolia Sand Sagebrush Berberis species Barberry Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue Mist Spirea Ceratoides lanata White sage, Winterfat Cotoneaster divaricatus Spreading Cotoneaster Fallugia paradoxa Apache Plume Juniperus horizontalis Creeping Juniper Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Philadelphus lewisii Cheyenne Mockorange Potentilla fruticosa Potentilla, Bush Cinquefoil Prunus besseyi ‘Pawnee Buttes’ Creeping Western Sand Cherry Prunus tenella Dwarf Russian Almond Rhus trilobata Three Leaf Sumac Spiraea species Weigela florida Weigela species Yucca species Agave Family

Good Roses for Brighton Rosa x Bonica Rosa Carefree Sunshine Rosa foetida ‘Bicolor’ Austrian Copper Rose Rosa Graham Thomas Rosa x harisonii Harison‟s Yellow Shrub Rose Rosa x Knock Out species Rosa x Meidiland species Rosa x ‘Morden Sunrise’ Rosa x ‘Nearly Wild’ Rosa ‘Winnipeg Parks’ Rosa woodsii Woods Rose

Good Perennials for Brighton Achillea species Yarrow Agastache species Hyssop Alcea rosea Hollyhock Alyssum montanum Basket of gold Aquilegia caerulea Rocky Mountain Columbine Aster species Aster Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower Boltonia asteroides Boltonia Callirhoe involucrata Prairie Winecups Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbago Chrysanthemum species Garden Mum Coreopsis species Coreopsis Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Delphinium species Larkspur Delosperma species Ice Plant Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Eupatorium maculatum „Gateway‟ Joe Pye Weed Gaillardia x grandiflora Blanket Flower Gaura lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed Hemerocallis species Daylily Heuchera sanguine species Coral Bells Hosta species Iris species Iris Kniphofia ‘Corallina’ Torch Lily Liatris punctata Native Gayfeather, Blazing Star Linum perenne Blue Flax Mirabilis multiflora Desert Four-O‟-Clock Nepeta x faassenii Catmint Oenothera caespitosa marginata White Evening Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa Evening Primrose Paconia lactiflora Peony species Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy Penstemon species Penstemon Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox Rudbeckia fulgida „Goldstrum‟ Black-Eyed Susan Salvia greggii Perennial Salvia Saponaria ocymoides Soapwort Scrophularia macrantha Red Birds in a Tree Sedum species Stonecrop Solidago species Goldenrod Stachys lanata Lamb‟s Ear Tanacetum x coccineum Painted Daisy Thermopsis divaricarpa Golden Banner Veronica spicata Speedwell, Veronica Vinca minor Periwinkle species

Ornamental Grasses For Brighton Calamagrostis x acutiflora Feather Reed Grass Calamagrostis brachytricha Korean Feather Reed Grass Festuca glauca Blue Fescue Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass, Blue Avena Miscanthus sinensis Maiden Grass Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Panicum virgatum „Shenandoah‟ Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain Grass Saccharum ravennae Hardy Pampas Grass, Ravenna Grass Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed

Some Common Weeds Found in Brighton

Bromus tectorum Downy Brome (C) (Winter Annual) Cardaria draba Hoary Cress (B) (Perennial) Carduus nutans Musk Thistle (B) (Biennial) Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle (B) (Perennial) Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed (C) (Perennial) Digitaria sanguinalis Crabgrass (Summer Annual) Onopordum tauricum Scotch Thistle (C) Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive (B) Euphorbia esula Leafy Spurge (B) (Perennial) Euphorbia myrsinites Myrtle Spurge (A) (Perennial) Kochia scoparia Kochia (Summer Annual) Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce (Biennial) Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife (A) (Perennial) Malva neglecta Common Mallow (Summer Annual) Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane (Summer Annual) Rumex crispus Curly Dock (Perennial) Salsola iberica Russian Thistle, Tumbleweed Tamarix species Salt Cedar (B) (Perennial) Tribulus terrestris Puncturevine (C) (Annual) Weed Key (A) Noxious Weed List A All populations on “A” list in Colorado are designated for eradication because they are not widespread. (B) Noxious Weed List B These weeds have discrete populations and will be managed to stop their continued spread, and sometimes eradicated. (C) Noxious Weed List C These weeds are already established in large numbers, and not required to be controlled.