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Moderate Plant List

This document lists plant materials suitable for moderate water demand landscapes in the City of Thornton. It provides the Latin and common names, as well as the typical height and width, of trees, shrubs, vines, bulbs, grasses, and perennials/groundcovers that require less watering once established. The list includes over 80 plant varieties across these categories that are drought tolerant and appropriate for the local climate and soil conditions.

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Moderate Plant List

This document lists plant materials suitable for moderate water demand landscapes in the City of Thornton. It provides the Latin and common names, as well as the typical height and width, of trees, shrubs, vines, bulbs, grasses, and perennials/groundcovers that require less watering once established. The list includes over 80 plant varieties across these categories that are drought tolerant and appropriate for the local climate and soil conditions.

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CITY OF THORNTON

HYDROZONE WATER-DEMAND PLAN MATERIAL LIST


MODERATE WATER-DEMAND PLANT MATERIAL
Latin Name
SHADE TREES
Acer platanoides
Aesculus glabra
American (Tilia americana), Littleleaf (T.
cordata)
English (Quercus robur), Northern Red
(Q. rubra, Swamp White (Q.bicolor)
Fraxinus americana Autumn Purple
SMALL TREES
Alnus glutinosa
Amelanchier grandiflora, A.canadensis,
A.leavis
Cercis canadensis
Malus spp. (choose CSU fireblight
resistant)
Prunus ceracifera Newport
Prunus nigra Princess Kay
Prunus
Syringa reticulata
Ussurian (Pyrus ussuriensis), Calleryana
(P. calleryana)
Washington (Crataegus phaenopyrum),
Thornless Cockspur (C.crus-galli
Inermis) and others
EVERGREENS
Dwarf Evergreens

Common Name

Height x Width

Norway Maple
Ohio Buckeye
Linden varieties

40-50 x 40-50
25-30 x 25
50-70 x 30-50

Oak varieties

45-60 x 50-70

Ash, Autumn Purple

40-50 x 40-50

Alder
Serviceberry varieties

25 x 25
12-15 x 10-15

Redbud
Crabapples

20 x 20
18-25 x 18-25

Newport Plum
Princess Kay Plum
Cherry, sour
Japanese Tree Lilac
Pear, ornamental

20 x 25
15 x 10
20 x 25
20-25 x 15
30-40 x 15-30

Hawthorn varieties

10-15 x 10-15

Many varieties

Varies

MODERATE WATER-DEMAND PLANT MATERIAL


Latin Name
Picea pungens
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Picea spp.

Common Name

Height x Width

Colorado Spruce
Douglas Fir
Black Hills Spruce and other
varieties

50 x 20
50 x 20
Varies, including
dwarf varieties

Maple, Rocky Mountain


Brilliant Red Chokeberry
Quince, Tall Flowering
Forsythia, cold hardy varieties

15-20 x 15
6 x 5
12 x 10
8-10 x 10-12

Honeysuckle
Purple-leaf Plum
Rose Tree of China
Spirea, Vanhoutte
Lilac, Dwarf Korean
Viburnum varieties

8-10 x 8-10
8-12 x 8-12
8 x 8
6 x 8
6 x 8
6-15 x 6-15

SHRUBS UNDER SIX FEET TALL


Chaenomeles japonica
Contoneaster apiculatus
Daphne burkwoodii Carol Mackie
Euonymous fortunei

Quince, Dwarf Flowering


Cotoneaster, Cranberry
Carol Mackie Daphne
Euonymous

Hypericum patalum Hidcote

Hidcote St. Johns Wart

4 x 8
2 x 4
4 x 4
Coloratus 2 x 8;
Sarcoxie 4 x 4
3 x 4

SHRUBS OVER SIX FEET TALL


Acer glabrum
Aronia arbutifolia Brilliantissima
Chaenomeles speciosa
Forsythia x intermedia Northern Sun,
Meadowlark, etc.
Lonicera varieties
Prunus cistina
Prunus triloba
Spirea x vanhouttei
Syringa meyeri or S. patula
Wayfaring Tree (V.lantana), BlackHaw
(V.prunifolium), Burkwood (V.burkwoodi),
American Highbush Cranberry
(V.trilobum) and other varieties

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MODERATE WATER-DEMAND PLANT MATERIAL


Latin Name

Common Name

Ligustrum vulgare Lodense


Privet, Lodense
Spirea varieties: Little Princess & Daphne Spirea varieties
(S.japonica), Limemound, Goldflame
Anthony Waterer, Frobel (S.bumalda)
Theeleaf
(S.trilobata),
Snowmound
(S.nipponica) and others
Viburnum varieties: Korean Spice
Viburnum varieties
(V.carlesi), Compact American Cranberry
(V.trilobum Compactum), Dwarf
European Cranberrybush (V.opulus
Nanum) and others
VINES
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Hedera helix
Humulus lupunus
Lonicera spp.
Sweet Autumn (Clematis terniflora)
Vitis spp.

Height x Width
4 x 4
varies, 2-6 x 2-6

Varies
5-12 x 5-12

Boston Ivy
English Ivy
Hop Vine
Honeysuckle varieties
Clematis varieties including
large flowered hybrids
Grapes

BULBS
Giant Crocus, Large Flowered Tulips,
Daffodils, Snowdrops, Colchicum (Fall
Crocus)
GRASSES
Carex spp.
Chasmanthium latifolium
Imerata cylindrical Red Baron
Phalaris arundinacea Picta

Sedge varieties
Northern Sea Oats
Japanese Blood Grass
Ribbon Grass
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12 x 12
2-3 x 2
1-2 x 1-2
2 x 4-6 (spreading)

MODERATE WATER-DEMAND PLANT MATERIAL


Latin Name
PERENNIALS AND GROUNDCOVERS
Aguilegia
Anemone sylvestris
Anemone vitifolia Robustissima
Armeria maritima
Aster Frikarti
Boltonia asteroids Snowbank
Campanula
Coreopsis verticillata varieties
Echinacea purpurea
Galium ordoratum
Geranium varieties
Hemerocallis varieties
Iberis sempervirens
Iris siberica
Leucanthemum spp.
Lilium
Paeonia
Phlox subulata
Phlox divaricarta
Phlox paniculata
Physostegia virginiana
Platycoden grandiflora
Primula denticulata
Rudbeckia fulgida Goldstrum
Scabiosa caucasica
Veronica spicata

Common Name
Columbine
Spring Windflower
Fall Grape-leaf Anemone
Sea Pink
Summer Aster
Boltonia, Snowbank
Bellflower varieties
Moonbeam Coreopsis
Purple Cornflower
Sweet Woodruff
Hardy Cransbill
Daylily varieties
Candytuff
Iris, Siberian
Daisy, Shasta
Lily
Peony varieties
Phlox creeping
Sweet William
Tall Summer Garden Phlox
Obedient Plant
Balloon Flower
Himalayan or Drumstick
Primrose
Black-eyed Susan
Pincushion Flower
Tall Veronica varieties

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Height x Width
12-36 x 12-36
10 x 24
36 x 45
12 x 12
24-30 x 24
48-60 x 48
3 x 12 to 30 x 30
24 x 24
2-3 x 2-3
4 x 24 spreading
8-36 x 12-36
18-36 x 18-36
8 x 24
24 x 24
24-36 x 24-36
24-36 x 12
varies, 36 x 36
3-4 x 12-24
8-12 x 12-15
32-48 x 30-40
2 x 2
24 x 24
6-12 x 8-12
24-28 x 24
24 x 24
24-36 x 24-36

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