Invasive Plant Rules in Loudoun County, VA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Loudoun County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Bamboo Restrictions

Loudoun County requires owners of "running bamboo", spreading species like Phyllostachys, to keep it properly maintained and contained with barriers or trenching, and bars it from spreading onto a public right-of-way or a neighbor's land, under Codified Ordinances Chapter 694, enacted by Ordinance 25-04 in May 2025.

Loudoun County Running Bamboo Containment Rule

Some Restrictions

Loudoun County, VA, Codified Ordinances § 694.02

694.01(a) "Running bamboo" means any bamboo that is characterized by aggressive spreading behavior, including species in the genus Phyllostachys. ... 694.02 CONTAINMENT OF RUNNING BAMBOO. (a) No landowner shall allow running bamboo to grow without proper upkeep and appropriate containment measures, including barriers or trenching. (b) No landowner shall allow running bamboo to spread from his p...

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Prohibited Species

Loudoun County's Zoning Ordinance bars planting any Invasive Plant species within the buffers, road corridor buffers, and parking-lot screening required on an approved landscape plan. 'Invasive Plant' is defined by cross-reference to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Invasive Plant Species List and the USDA's federal list, giving the prohibition an objective, updateable species roster rather than a fixed local list.

Loudoun County Invasive Plant Prohibition

Some Restrictions

Loudoun County, VA, Zoning Ordinance § 7.04.07.B.2.f.3

3. Invasive Plant Prohibition. Planting any Invasive Plant species is prohibited; and ... Invasive Plant: Plant species intentionally or accidentally introduced by human activity into a region in which they did not evolve and cause harm to natural resources, economic activity, or humans, plus any plant from any of the following categories. A. Plants shown on the Virginia Department of Conservat...

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