Green roofs are tools for dealing with stormwater runoff and reducing urban heat islands.
Green roof perennials.
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They lose just a quarter of their water compared to other plants he also recommends other hardy succulents such as sempervivum talinum jovibarba and delosperma.
A honeybee enjoys feeding from the flowers of sedum kamtschaticum.
Species such as sedum delosperma euphorbia and sempervivum are popular choices.
Green roofs are not necessarily roof gardens.
With all this in mind here are ten of the best green roof plants to choose from.
Succulent plants are well adapted to the conditions often found on extensive green roofs because of their ability to limit transpiration and store excess water.
The plants grow up to 50 cm tall offering volume to your home.
The most useful herbaceous perennials for melbourne green roofs are those originating from dryland habitats.
Meadow saxifrage saxifraga granulata erupts in snow white blooms between april and june and the kidney shaped leaves offer a stunning display for a green roof.
Gold sedum sedum kamtschaticum.
Many are not designed to take foot traffic.
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Flowering perennials are used mainly for display and seasonal interest and many indigenous flowering plants used will also have significant habitat values.
Sedums are one of the star plants for creating a green roof and a sedum roof needs no extra growing medium.
He says sedums are metabolically suited to a green roof s shallow root space.
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These are the mainstays of any green roof and should form the bulk of the planting unless provisions are made for the roof to support soil deeper than the 3 to 4 inches that is typical.