Living Roof Plants

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Living roof plants.

Offering many advantages over conventional tar and metal roofs the sedum plants grow in a four layer vegetated mat rather than in loose soil. It thrives in well draining soil and when planted on a roof can create a huge herb garden with excellent ground cover. Edged by solar panels the roof s seven hills are lined with 50 000 porous biodegradable vegetation trays made from tree sap and coconut husks. Planted with a drought resistant groundcover called sedum the living roof spans 454 000 square feet or 10 4 acres and it is one of the largest living roofs in the world.

Top ten green roof plants. Gold sedum sedum kamtschaticum. Try dry habitat perennials and ornamental grasses such as rudbeckia achillea potentilla armeria dianthus helictotrichon sempervirens stipa tenuissima and even bulbs such as muscari or small allium species such as allium flavum and a. Liveroof green roof modules can be preplanted with a vast array of plants to meet the needs of your climate and design considerations proven greenfeathers plant mixes and selections are best suited for green roofs for your convenience greenfeathers offers integrated assortments using compatible colors and textures.

So seize the opportunity to elevate your planting to a whole new level with our pick of plants for a soil depth of 50mm. White stonecrop sedum album. These are the mainstays of any green roof and should form the bulk of the planting unless provisions are. Sedums are one of the star plants for.

Plants for green roofs with a soil depth of 150mm. Another edible plant for a living roof oregano origanum vulgare is a mediterranean herb that requires little maintenance. A honeybee enjoys feeding from the flowers of sedum kamtschaticum. 10 great plants for a living roof succulents.

An estimated 1 7 million plants fill the trays their roots interlocking to create an extraordinary oasis for birds insects people and other creatures. Widow s cross sedum pulchellum. Two row stonecrop sedum. Plants for green roofs with a soil depth of 100mm.

Miniature bronzed leaves and pink burrs of acaena microphylla. Sea thrift armeria maritima is.