Plants to avoid in the Alpes-Maritimes (06)

The Sophia Antipolis Urban Community has created a list of species to be banned from ornamental plantings due to their invasive or rapidly spreading nature:

American Agave - Agave americana

 

Aloe - Aloes X hybrid

 

Common ragweed - Ambrosia artemisiifolia

 

Bushy amorpha, Bush indigo - Amorpha fruticosa

 

Halime orach - Atriplex halimus

 

Willow-leaved Aster - Symphyotrichum x salignum

 

Bamboo - Bambusa spp, Phyllostachys spp

 

Hogweed - Heracleum mantegazzianum

 

Father David's Buddleia - Buddleja davidii

 

Japanese honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica

 

Maple negundo - Acer negundo

 

Karvinski's Fleabane - Erigeron canadensis and Erigeron karvinskianus

 

Japanese varnish, Ailanthus altissima

 

Japanese spindle tree - Euonymus japonicus

 

Witch's claw - Carpobrotus edulis, Carpobrotus acinaciformis

 

Pampas grass - Cortaderia selloana

 

Creeping water hyacinth - Ludwigia peploides

 

Silver mimosa, winter mimosa, Bormes mimosa - Acacia dealbata

 

Prickly pear - Opuntia ficus-indica

 

Bohemian olive tree - Elaeagnus angustifolia

 

Black locust - Robinia pseudoacacia

 

Privet - Ligustrum japonicum, ligustrum lucidum

 

Goldenrod - Solidago gigantea

 

 

Yucca - Yucca gloriosa

To find out more, refer to the plant pallet guide published by CASA