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Regulated plants for planting under a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL)

Updated 5 April 2024

This guide applies to plants for planting moving from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland under a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL).

This guide is based on EU legislation, mainly ‘EU Implementing Regulation 2019/2072’.

Plants for planting

All plants for planting are regulated. Some are prohibited and some will need growing season inspections before they can be moved. All plants for planting must have a NIPHL attached before they are moved.

Plants for planting include, but are not limited to:

• plants that can only grow in water or soil that’s permanently saturated with water
• bulbs

• tubers

• rhizomes
• algae

A full definition of plants for planting can be found in Article 2 of the Plant Health Regulation 2016/2031.

List 1: prohibited plants

The plants in this list must not be moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland:

• Acacia
• Acer*
• Albizia
• Alnus

• Annona

• Bauhinia
• Berberis
• Betula
• Caesalpinia

• Cassia

• Castanea
• Citrus
• Cornus
• Corylus

• Crataegus*

• Diospyros
• Fagus*
• Ficus carica
• Fortunella

• Fraxinus

• Hamamelis
• Jasminum
• Juglans
• Ligustrum (except L. delavayanum and L. japonicum)

• Lonicera

• Malus*
• Nerium
• Persea
• Poncirus

• Populus

• Prunus
• Quercus*
• Robinia
• Salix

• Sorbus

• Taxus
• Tilia
• Ullucus tuberosus
• Ulmus
• Vitis

*Some of the species in this genus have now been approved to move. Consult your local PHSI Inspector.

List 2: EU Xylella hosts

The plants in this list host regulated pests and disease. They must have a growing season inspection before they can enter Northern Ireland from Great Britain:

• Adenocarpus lainzii

• Amaranthus retroflexus
• Ambrosia
• Ampelopsis arborea
• Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

• Ampelopsis cordata

• Anthyllis hermanniae
• Artemisia
• Asparagus acutifolius
• Athyrium filix-femina

• Baccharis

• Brassica
• Calicotome spinosa
• Calicotome villosa
• Callicarpa americana

• Callistemon citrinus

• Calluna vulgaris
• Carya
• Catharanthus roseus
• Celtis occidentalis

• Cercis canadensis

• Cercis occidentalis
• Cercis siliquastrum
• Chamaecrista fasciculata
• Chenopodium album

• Chionanthus

• Chitalpa tashkentensis
• Cistus
• Citrus
• Clematis cirrhosa

• Coelorachis cylindrica

• Coffea
• Conium maculatum
• Convolvulus cneorum
• Coprosma repens

• Coronilla

• Cyperus eragrostis
• Cytisus
• Digitaria
• Diplocyclos palmatus

• Dodonaea viscosa

• Echium plantagineum
• Elaeagnus angustifolia
• Encelia farinose
• Eremophila maculate

• Erigeron

• Erodium moschatum
• Erysimum hybrids
• Euphorbia chamaesyce
• Euphorbia terracina

• Euryops chrysanthemoides

• Euryops pectinatus
• Fallopia japonica
• Fatsia japonica
• Fortunella

• Frangula alnus

• Genista
• Ginkgo biloba
• Gleditsia triacanthos
• Grevillea juniperina

• Hebe

• Helianthus
• Helichrysum
• Heliotropium europaeum
• Hemerocallis

• Hevea brasiliensis

• Hibiscus
• Humulus scandens
• Ilex aquifolium
• Ilex vomitoria

• Iva annua

• Jacaranda mimosifolia
• Juniperus ashei
• Koelreuteria bipinnata
• Lagerstroemia

• Laurus nobilis

• Lavandula
• Lavatera cretica
• Liquidambar styraciflua
• Lonicera japonica

• Lupinus aridorum

• Lupinus villlosus
• Magnolia grandiflora
• Mallotus paniculatus
• Medicago arborea

• Medicago sativa

• Metrosideros
• Mimosa
• Modiola caroliniana
• Morus

• Myoporum insulare

• Myrtus communis
• Nandina domestica
• Neptunia lutea
• Olea

• Osteospermum ecklonis

• Osteospermum fruticosum
• Parthenocissus quinquefolia
• Paspalum dilatatum
• Pelargonium

• Perovskia abrotanoides

• Phagnalon saxatile
• Phillyrea angustifolia
• Phillyrea latifolia
• Phlomis fruticose

• Phoenix

• Pinus taeda
• Pistacia vera
• Plantago lanceolata
• Platanus

• Pluchea odorata

• Polygala grandiflora
• Polygala myrtifolia
• Prunus
• Psidium

• Pteridium aquilinum

• Pyrus
• Ratibida columnifera
• Rhamnus
• Rhus

• Rosa

• Rubus
• Ruta chalepensis
• Salvia mellifera
• Salvia officinalis

• Salvia rosmarinus

• Sambucus
• Santolina chamaecyparissus
• Santolina magonica
• Sapindus

• Saponaria

• Sassafras
• Setaria magna
• Solidago fistulosa
• Solidago virgaurea

• Sorghum halepense

• Spartium
• Stewartia pseudocamellia
• Strelitzia reginae
• Streptocarpus

• Symphyotrichum divaricatum

• Teucrium capitatum
• Trifolium repens
• Ulex
• Ulmus

• Vaccinium

• Vinca
• Vitis
• Westringia fruticose
• Westringia glabra
• Xanthium strumarium

List 3: EU Phytophthora ramorum hosts

The plants in this list host regulated pests and disease. They must have a growing season inspection before they can enter Northern Ireland from Great Britain:

• Adiantum aleuticus
• Adiantum jordanii

• Aesculus californica

• Aesculus hippocastanum
• Arbutus menziesii
• Arbutus unedo
• Arctostaphylos

• Calluna vulgaris

• Camellia
• Frangula californica
• Frangula purshiana
• Griselinia littoralis

• Heteromeles arbutifolia

• Kalmia latifolia
• Larix decidua
• Larix kaempferi
• Larix x eurolepis

• Laurus nobilis

• Leucothoe
• Lithocarpus densiflorus
• Magnolia
• Michelia doltsopa

• Nothofagus obliqua

• Osmanthus heterophyllus
• Parrotia persica
• Photinia x fraseri
• Pieris

• Pseudotsuga menziesii

• Rhododendron (other than Rhododendron simsii)
• Rosa gymnocarpa
• Sequoia sempervirens
• Syringa vulgaris

• Trientalis latifolia

• Umbellularia californica
• Vaccinium
• Viburnum

List 4: other host plants

The plants in this list host regulated pests and disease. They must have a growing season inspection before they can enter Northern Ireland from Great Britain:

• Allium cepa
• Allium fistulosum
• Allium fistulosum
• Allium sativum

• Asparagus officinalis

• Begonia x heimalis
• Beta vulgaris
• Capsicum annuum
• Cynara cardunculus

• Chrysanthemum

• Euphorbia pulcherrima
• Fuchsia
• Gerbera
• Humulus lupulus

• Impatiens

• Lactuca sativa
• Ligustrum delavayanum
• Ligustrum japonicum
• Musa

• Nicotiana

• Pelargonium
• Pyrus
• Rubus
• Solanum lycopersicum
• Solanum melongena