Illinos Green Roof Plants

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Illinos green roof plants. A honeybee enjoys feeding from the flowers of sedum kamtschaticum. Many commercial landscapers recommend succulents mostly nonnative sedums because of the high rate of evaporation transpiration on a rooftop due to sun and wind. Plants for extensive green roofs plants for extensive green roofs should have low growth height rapid growth spreading and fibrous roots that have high drought tolerance. There are literally hundreds of varieties found growing in.

Founded the first green roof nursery in north america. Jack in the pulpit arisaema triphyllum. Green roof or rooftop garden requirements and plant list. Standard garden thyme thymus vulgaris is another edible herb you can plant along your green roof.

Green roof plants should also have a long life expectancy or the ability to self propagate and they should require minimal nutrients and maintenance need less to say selecting the right plants for green roofs is anything but simple. Calico aster aster lateriflorus. Succulents particularly colourful sedums dominate shallow substrate green roofs across temperate europe and north america. Wild columbine aquilegia canadensis.

Jacob s ladder polemonium reptans. Roof plant the most successful green roof plants are low growing shallow rooted perennial plants that are heat cold sun wind drought salt insect and disease tol erant. Solomon s seal polygonatum biflorum. Emory knoll farms inc.

Gold sedum sedum kamtschaticum. It tends to grow in a dry rocky location like its native mediterranean basin and the plants grow to a few inches tall with purple and pink flowers in the early summer months. Sedums are one of the star plants for creating a green roof and a sedum roof needs no extra growing medium. Succulents such as sedum are often chosen for extensive green roofs because they withstand harsh conditions and minimize water loss.

Woodland plant list. We are active in green roof plant research. These plants are very well adapted to hot windy dry conditions the prairie in august. Virginia bluebells mertensia virginica.

Prairie plants for dry soil may also be used especially those with shorter root systems. Also known as stonecrop because the succulent foliage resembles smooth polished stone sedums are the royalty of living roof plants. As the nation s leading supplier of plants for green roof systems since 1998 our accomplished horticulture team has more experience than any other nursery in the united states growing plants for successful green roof projects. Prairie plants for dry soil may also be used especially those with shorter root systems.

On top of city hall in chicago 11 stories up there are 20 000 plants of more than 100 species including shrubs vines and even trees.