Tolerance of landscape GROUNDCOVER and VINE species to Recycled Water Spray

As previously noted in “What Impact Does Recycled Water Have On Plants In The Garden” this is the fourth in a series of data as provided from the UC Davis Report on “Landscape Plant Selection Guide For Recycled Water Irrigation“.

For this table, ground covers and vines are listed in 4 columns. The first is its Botanical Name, second column is Common Name, third column is its tolerance to salt spray and fourth column is its tolerance to soil salinity.

Plants were watered with spray irrigation from recycled water. The big take-away with this list is almost most ground covers and vines can handle RecycledH2O and thrive in its environment.

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As mentioned from the previous post,

High Tolerance can withstand “salt spray with 1000mg/L^-1NaCl and are tolerant to soil salinity beyond 10 dS/m^-1. “
Tolerant plants leaves will begin to show stress with salt concentrations beyond 200-300 mg/L^-1 and are tolerant to soil salinity below 6 dS/m^-1.
Moderately Tolerant plants can handle spray from most recycled water but “may show signs of stress later in the growing season as salt accumulation on their leaves is high.”
Sensitive plants “may develop stress symptoms under salt spray if the water sodium concentration reaches 200 mg/L^-1 … especially during warm and dry conditions. Plants sensitive to salt spray are also sensitive to soil salinity. For example, roses may develop severe salt stress if soil salinity reaches 3 dS/m^-1.

High Tolerance plants are labeled with H.
Tolerant plants are labeled with T.
Moderately Tolerant plants are labeled M.
Sensitive plants are labeled S.

Ground Cover

Botanical name	Common name	Tolerance to salt spray	Tolerance to soil salinity
Adiantum sp. L.	Maidenhair Fern	M	M
Ajuga repens	Carpet Bugle	S	S
Aloe vera Burm. f.	Aloe	H	T
Alternanthera ficoidea R. Br.	Joyweed	M	M
Aptenia cordifolia N. E. Br.	Red Apple Iceplant	T	T
Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Lynne’ M.S.Bak.	Lynne’s Vine Hill Manzanita	M	M
Athyrium filix-femina Rith.	Lady Fern	S	S
Bromeliaceae sp. L.	Bromeliads	M	M
Caladium sp. Vent.	Caladium	S	S
Carissa macrocarpa A. DC.	Natal Plum	H	T
Carpobrotus edulis L. Bolus.	Hottentot Fig	H	T
Catharanthus roseus G. Donf.	Periwinkle	T	M
Chlorophytum comosum Jacq.	Spider Plant	M	M
Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth.	False Heather	M	T
Cyperus alternifolius L.	Umbrella Sedge	M	M
Delosperma ‘Alba’ N. E.	White Iceplant	H	H
Dietes spp. Salisb. ex Klatt.	African Iris	M	M
Drosanthemum hispidum Schwantes.	Rosea Iceplant	H	H
Ficus pumila L.	Creeping Fig	H	T
Hemerocallis sp. L.	Daylily	M	M
Iris hexagona	Walter Iris	M	M
Juniperus chinensis L.	Chinese Juniper	M	M
Juniperus conferta Parl.	Shore Juniper	T	T
Juniperus horizontalis Moench.	Creeping Juniper	H	T
Juniperus procumbens Siebild ex Endl.	Japanese Garden Juniper	M	M
Kalanchoe sp. Adans.	Kalanchoe	M	M
Lampranthus productus N. E. Br.	Purple Iceplant	H	H
Liriope muscari L. H. Bail.	Lilyturf (Liriope)	M	M
Malephora crocea Schwantes.	Iceplant	H	H
Nephrolepis exaltata Schott.	Sword Fern	H	T
Peperomia obtusifolia Dietr.	Peperomia	S	S
Portulaca grandiflora Hook.	Purslane (Rose Moss)	M	S
Rosmarinus officinalis L.	Rosemary	M	M
Salvia farinacea Benth.	Mealycup Sage	S	S
Tigridia pavonia Ker Gawler	Tiger Flower	T	M
Tradescantia pallida Hunt.	Purple Queen	H	T
Tulbaghia violacea	Harvey Society Garlic	M	M
Verbena sp. L.	Verbena	S	S
Zamia integrifolia L. f.	Coontie	H	T

Vines

Botanical name Tolerance to salt spray	Common name	Tolerance to salt spray	Tolerance to soil salinity	Photo of Plants
Allamanda blanchetii A. DC.	Purple Allamanda	M	M
Allamanda cathartica L.	Allamanda	T	T
Antigonon leptopus Hookery	Coral Vine	S	M
Bougainvillea glabra	Choisy Bougainvillea	H	T
Campsis radicans Seem.	Trumpet Creeper	S	S
Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf. F.	Bleeding Heart Vine	S	S
Clytostoma callistegioides Miers ex Bur.	Violet Trumpet Vine	S	S
Epipremnum sp. Schott.	Pothos	M	M
Ficus pumila L.	Creeping Fig	H	T
Hedera canariensis Willd.	Algerian Ivy	H	T
Hedera helix L.	English Ivy	M	M
Hylocereus undatus Britton & Rose	Night Blooming Cereus	M	M
Ipomoea pescaprae R. Br.	Railroad Vine	H	T
Ipomoea stolonifera Gmel.	Seafoam Morning Glory	H	T
Passiflora incarnata L.	Passion Flower	S	S
Philodendron williamsii Hook.	Philodendron	M	M
Tecomaria capensis Spach.	Cape Honeysuckle	H	T
Trachelospermum jasminoides Lem.	Star Jasmine	T	T