COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HEIGHT TREE/SHRUB CONTAMINANTS IT

TREATS
Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp) 1-2m Non-flowering plant Grey water
Serissa (Serissa japonica) 0.3-0.7m Flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium
Rainbow Pink (Dianthus chinensis) 0.3-0.7m Flowering plant Zinc and lead in soil
French Marigold (Tagetes patula) 0.3-0.5m Flowering plant Chromium, copper, nickel,
zinc, cadmium
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus) 2-4m Flowering plant Radionuclide
contaminated soil
Dwarf Santan (Ixora chinensis) 2-3m Flowering plant Arsenic, copper, copper,
chromium, zinc in soil
Water Willow (Salix Warburg) 1m Non-flowering plant Nitrates agricultural run
off
Sunflower (Helianthus annus) 1-3m Flowering plant Radiation
Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) 1-4m Flowering plant Cadmium, copper, nickel,
formaldehyde benzene,
methylene chloride,
molds, mildew, carbon
monoxide, chromium, zinc
Golden Dew Drop (Duranta repens) 0.7-2m Flowering plant Lead, zinc, copper
Creeping Trilobata (Wedelia trilobata) 0.2-0.7m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Garden Canna (Canna generalis) 1.5m Flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium, zinc
Garden Verbana (Verbana hybrida) 0.1-0.5 Flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium, zinc
Malabar Chestnut (Pachira macrocarpa) 2-18m Flowering tree Copper, chromium, zinc
Purslane (Portulaca oleracera) 0.3-0.5m Flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium, zinc
Common Lantana (Lantana camara) 2-4m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc,
lead
Coleus (Coleus blumei) 0.3-1m Non-flowering plant Aluminum
Copper, chromium, zinc
Fancy Leaf Caladium (Caladium X hortulanum) 0.3-1m Non-flowering plant Cationic pollutant on
waste water
Golden Trumphet (Allamanda cathartica) 1-6m Flowering tree Copper, chromium, zinc
Common melastoma (Melastoma candidum) 1.5-5m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Manaca Rain Tree (Brunfelsia Uniflora) 2-3.5m Flowering tree Copper, chromium, zinc
Carland Flower (Hedychium Coronarium) 1-2m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Yellow Cosmos (Cosmos sulpherus) 0.3-2m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Silver Apricot (Gingko biloba) 20-35m Non-flowering tree Copper, chromium, zinc
Temple tree (PLumeria acutifolia) 3-4m Flowering tree Copper, chromium, zinc
Orchid Tree (Aglaia odorata) 6-13m Flowering tree Copper, chromium, zinc
Star Cluster (Pentas lanceolata) 1.3m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Blue Daze (Evolvulus nuttallianus) 0.3m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Schefflera (Schefflera arboricola) 3m Non-flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium, zinc
Cockscomb (Celosia cristata) 0.3m Flowering plant Copper, chromium, zinc
Bojer Spurge (Euphorbia splendens) 1.8m Flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium, zinc
San Francisco (Codiaeum variegatum) 3m Non-flowering plant Arsenic, copper, nickel,
chromium, zinc
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Ageratum houstonianum Floss Flower 0.3-1m 6.0-7.0 Flowering plant
Rhododendron obtusum Azalea 2-3m 4.5-6.0 Flowering plant
Chrysanthemum Shasta Daisy 0.7-1m 6.0-7.0 Flowering plant
leucanthemum
Chrysanthemum maximum Ox-eye Daisy 0.3-1m 6.0-8.0 Flowering Plant
Adiantum pedantum Maidenhair Fern 0.3-1m 6.0-8.0 Non-flowering plant
Juniperus chinensis Juniper 1-20m 5.0-6.5 Non-flowering plant
Juniperus chinensis Creeping Juniper 0.1-0.7m 5.0-6.0 Non-flowering plant
’sargentii’
Lilium regale Regal Lily 1-2m 6.0-7.0 Flowering Plant
Largestroemia indica Crape Myrtle 3-10m 5.0-6.0 Flowering Tree
Vinca minor Perennial Periwinkle 1-2m 6.0-7.5 Flowering Plant
Pinus strobus White Pine 16-70m 4.5-6.0 Non-flowering tree
Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy 1-1.5m 6.0-7.5 Flowering Plant
Viola odorata Sweet Violet 0.1m 6.0-7.5 Flowering plant
Achillia atrata Yarrow 0.7-1m 6.5-8.0 Flowering Plant
Zinnia elegans Zinnia 1m 5.5-7.5 Flowering Plant
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1-2.5m 6.0-7.5 Non-floweringPlant
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 0.3 m 6.0-7.0 Flowering Plant
Coleus blumei Coleus 0.7-0.9m 6.0-7.5 Non-flowering Plant
Rosa spp. Hybrid tea rose 1-2m 5.5-7.5 Flowering Plant
Verbana hybrida Garden Verbana 0.1-0.2m 6.0-8.0 Flowering PLant