Non-native / Invasive DO NOT PLANT (Non-reimbursable) Community Backyards Program • 2020

Tree and Shrub Herbaceous Perennials, Vines, and Grasses Ash- native, but all susceptible to Fraxinus spp. Bamboo Fargesia spp., Phyllostachys spp., Sasa EAB spp., & others Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Buckthorn: Common, Glossy Rhamnus cathartica, R. frangula Chocolate vine Akebia quinata Bush and vine honeysuckles Lonicera maackii, L. morrowii, L. Crown vetch Coronilla varia tatarica, L.japanica Dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii (including within seed mix) Callery pear-includes cultivars i.e. Pyrus calleryana English ivy Hedera helix 'Bradford Pear', 'Cleveland Select', Fountaingrass Pennesetum setaceum 'Chanticleer' Aegopodium podagraria European alder Alnus glutinosa Goutweed Polygonum cuspidatum European highbush cranberry – Viburnum opulus var. opulus Japanese knotweed Avoid V. trilobum unless certain of Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria species ID; they are often misidentified Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia Glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea Golden raintree Koelreuteria paniculata Orange day lily Hemerocallis fulva Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii Asian bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Japanese spiraea (meadowsweet) Spiraea japonica Periwinkle/myrtle Vinca minor, V. major Mimosa/silktree Albizia julibrissin Porcelainberry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Rose: Muliflora, dog Rosa multiflora, R. canina Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, L. virgatum Norway Maple Acer platanoides Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea Olive: Autumn, Russian Eleagnus umbellata, E. angustifolia Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum Princess tree Paulownia tomentosa Sweet autumn clematis Clematis terniflora Privet: Chinese, glossy, Japanese Ligustrum sinense, L. lucidum, L. Sweet clover: White, yellow Melilotus alba, M. officinalis japonicum Wintercreeper Euonymus fortunei Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Wisteria: Chinese , Japanese Wisteria sinensis, W. floribunda Sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima Yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus Tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima White mulberry Morus alba This Do Not Plant list is not comprehensive, but includes some of our most common invasive, non-native plants as well as those not suitable for Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius landscaping. References include Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OPIC); Ohio Euonymus alatus Winged euonymus/burningbush Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP); Ohio Department of Natural Corktree Phellodendron amurense Resources (ODNR); City of Columbus; Dawes Arboretum; and neighboring European smoketree Cotinus coggygria states’ invasive plant lists, such as Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council and Indiana Invasive Species Council.

Last Updated March 2020