Appendix L
Maintenance Level Guidelines
Lower Shoreline zone- Shallow water around perimeter of pond to depths of 6 inches
Sweet Flag ( Acorus calamus ) Mature Height: 2-6 ft
-Prefers 6 inches of water
Common Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum )
-Used in upper and lower shoreline zones
Mature Height: 4 in-3ft
-Prefers 0-6 inches of water
Field Nut Sedge ( Cyperus esculentus )
-Tolerates seasonal or occasional flooding up to one foot -Used in upper and lower shoreline zones where water levels fluctuate
Mature Height 1-2ft
Blue Flag Iris ( Iris virginica )
-Will not tolerate constant flood of more than
Mature Height: 2ft
6-8 inches
Common Rush ( Juncus effuses )
-Prefers moist soil up to a few inches of standing water -Can tolerate droughts in summer
Mature Height: 2ft
Hard-stem Bulrush ( Scripus acutus )
-Prefers saturated soils up to water levels of 3ft -Resists wave action and water level changes -Prefers water at depths of 12-20 inches -Excellent for lower shoreline stabilization
Mature Height: 3-9ft
Soft-stem Bulrush ( Scripus tabernaemontani )
Mature Height: 3-9ft
Chairmakers Rush ( Scripus americanus )
-Prefers saturated soils to water depths of 16in
Mature Height: 4ft
-tolerates seasonal floods
Torreys Rush ( Juncus torreyi )
-Moist to saturated soil, up to 2 inches
Mature Height: 3ft
Prairie Cordgrass ( Spartina pectinata )
-Prefers saturated soils up to 3 inches of water -Used in Upper and lower shoreline zones *Competes with Reed Canary Grass (a plus) -Tolerates standing water up to 8 inches -Used in upper and lower shoreline zones -A good pioneer species
Mature Height: 6ft
Blue Vervain ( Verbena hastate )
Mature Height: 5Ft
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