Green Roof Plant Material

Growing medium is the foundation for your plant growth and depending on the types of plants you want to have.

Green roof plant material.

Our plants are perfect for green roofs nats nursery grows a great selection of plant materials for green roofs including perennials bulbs grasses ground covers and 30 varieties of sedums. 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. They provide numerous ecological and economic benefits including stormwater management energy conservation mitigation of the urban heat island effect increased longevity of roofing membranes and mitigation of noise. Plants are available as starter plants plugs or in larger containers 4 and bigger.

Green roof system layers. Common sedum species used include sedum acre s. Album delosperma could be tried in a sunny frost free area. Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although.

Ferns such as polypodium vulgare and asplenium trichomanes could be used in dry shady conditions. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. Try dry habitat perennials and. Green roofs or vegetated roofs are an alternative roofing technology in which plant material is established on the rooftop.

Structural integrity water retention biological diversity and climactic improvements.