Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations - Wildfire Management Branch

Fire Resistant Plants

Trees

Maple (Acer species) Birch (Betula species)
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
Willow (Salix species) Mountain Ash (Sorbus species)

Shrubs and Woody Vines

Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Snowbrush (Ceanothus species)
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster species) English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera species-low shrubs/vines) Buckthorn (Rhamnus species)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quequefolia) Sumac (Rhus species)
Rose (Rosa species - bush/hedges) Lilac (Syringa species)
Periwinkle (Vinca species) Currant/Gooseberry (Ribes species)

Herbaceous Perennials

Yarrow (Achillea species) Columbine (Aquilegia species)
Thrift (Armeria species) Wormwood (Artemesia species)
Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum) Coreopsis (Coreopsis species)
Dianthus (Dianthus species) Blanket Flower (Gaillardia species)
Hardy Geranium (Geranium species) Daylily (Hemerocallis species)
Coral Bells (Heuchera) Candytuft (Iberis species)
Iris (Iris species & hybrids) Red-hot Poker (Kniphofia species)
Lavender (Lavendula species) Flax (Linum species)
Penstemon (Penstemon species & hybrids) Salvia (Salvia species & hybrids)
Stonecrop/Sedum (Sedum species) Hen & Chicks (Sempervivum species)
Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina) Yucca (Yucca species)
Poppy (Papaver species)

Nursery and landscape professional often will have recommended plant lists for specific regions of the province. A cross reference of these lists with fire officials will enable you to make a suitable conversion to fire resistive plants.