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The plants addressed below are not necessarily
native to Europe, and in addition some have limited natural distribution
(Building Green, 1993) - but they are proven and known to work great under the extreme
physical conditions of a greenroof! For a very wide selection of
greenroof appropriate plants, visit the appropriately named Green Roof Plants
website by
Emory
Knoll Farms at:
www.greenroofplants.com.
Sources for the below list: Building Green...The London Ecology
Unit, 1993; Optima Greenroof Planning Literature, 1998/1999; The Southern
Living Garden Book, 1998.
ROCK PLANTS
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| BOTANICAL NAME: |
NATURAL HABITAT & NOTES: |
| Allium moly; ostrowskianum; roseum; schoenoprasum; sphaerocephalon |
Grassy/rocky places, limestone |
| Alyssum montanum; saxatile |
Rocks/gravels, walls, embankments |
| Antennaria dioica |
Rocky places, in paving crevices |
| Anthemis tinctoria |
Perennial; needs good drainage |
| Centranthus ruber |
Old walls, cliffs, rocks, wasteland |
| Cerastium tormentosum |
Grassy/rocky places, banks and walls |
| Chionodoxa luciliae |
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| Dryas octopetula |
Limestone, basic rocks |
| Helianthemum nummularium |
Dry meadows, banks,
rocks |
| Jovibarba sobolifera |
Sandy and grassy places |
| Lavendula augustifolia |
Rocky slopes |
| Muscari armeniacum |
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| Ornithogalum umbellatum |
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| Saxifraga granulata; oppositifolia |
Meadows, road verges, rocks/cliffs, often limestone |
| Sedum
album;
acre; floriferum; hybridum; reflexum; sexangulare; spurium; telephium |
Rocks, old walls, sea cliffs, sandy places, dry grasslands and banks, dunes, beaches,
railway tracks |
| Sempervivum arachnoideum; montanum; tectorum |
Grassy/rocky places, screes, walls, roofs |
| Thymus drucei; montanus; serpyllum; vulgaris |
Dry grassland, heaths, dunes, rocks, sandy places
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ROCK/GRASSLAND PLANTS
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BOTANICAL NAME:
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NATURAL HABITAT & NOTES: |
| Armeria maritima |
Cliffs, salt marshes, mountain ledges, dry grassland |
| Aster amellus; linosyris; pyrenaus "Lutetia"; sedifolius
"Nanus"; spp. |
Perennial; Alpine to tall climbers; over 600 species |
| Bergenia cordifolia |
Perennial native to Himalayas and mountains of China; part shade |
| Campanula glomerata; rotundifolia; spp. |
Annual & perennial; rock gardens, dry walls, over 300 species |
| Centaurea scabiosa; spp. |
Annual & perennial; over 500 species |
| Centaurium erythraea |
Roadsides, wasteground, rock outcrops, cliffs |
| Cichorium intybus |
Perennial; roadsides |
| Daucus carota |
Grassland, roadsides, rock outcrops and cliffs |
| Eryngium bourgatii |
Perennial; E. yuccifolium is native to eastern and central U.S. |
| Euphorbia polychroma; spp. |
Annual, perennial, shrub, succulent; as diverse as cacti |
| Geranium sanguineum |
Dry rocky/sandy places, grassland, open woods |
| Gypsophila hybr. "Rosenschleier" |
Perennial; species requires good drainage |
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Hieracium aurantiacum;
pilosella; x rubrum |
Grassland, heaths, wasteland and rock; outcrops/scree |
| Jasione montana |
Cliffs, dry grasslands, heaths, dunes |
| Leucanthemum vulgare |
Perennial; naturalized European native |
| Linaria purpurea; vulgaris |
Fields, rocky and waste places |
| Minuartia hybrida |
Walls, dry stony grassland |
| Origanum vulgare |
Perennial |
| Petrorhagia saxifraga |
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| Plantago lanceolata |
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| Potentilla argentea; verna |
Dry, sandy grasslands, rocky/stony places |
| Rudbeckia spp. |
Perennial & Biennial; native to North America; thrive in all but
soggy soils |
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Salvia nemorosa; pratensis; spp.
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Annual, perennial, biannual, shrub; over 60 species & 40-50
selections |
| Sanguisorba minor |
Perennial |
| Saponaria ocymoides; officinalis |
Perennial; tough sites, railroads |
| Teucrium chamaedrys |
Chalk grassland, walls, rocky places |
GRASSLAND PLANTS
| BOTANICAL NAME: |
NATURAL HABITAT & NOTES: |
| Achillea millefolium; tomentosa |
Roadsides, grassland |
| Anthemis tinctoria |
Arable land, roadsides, wasteland |
| Arenaria serpyllifolia |
Arable land, wasteland, chalk, grassland |
| Dianthus arenarius; carthusianorum; deltoides |
Dry grassland; over 300 species |
| Fumaria officinalis |
Arable fields, esp. chalk/sand, wasteground |
| Galium verum |
Perennial; the U.S. native requires some shade |
| Hypericum perforatum; polyphyllum |
Roadsides, hedgebanks, grassland, esp. on chalk/sand |
| Lotus corniculatus |
Grassland, roadsides |
| Malva sylvestris |
Roadsides, wasteground, hedgebanks |
| Prunella grandiflora; vulgaris |
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| Reseda lutea |
Wasteland, grassland |
| Silene nutans; vulgaris |
Roadsides, open ground, hedgebanks, esp. on chalk/sand |
| Verbascum bombyciferum; nigrum; phoeniceum; thapsus |
Wasteland, dry banks |
| Veronica teucrinum |
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GRASSES/SEDGES
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| BOTANICAL
NAME: |
NATURAL HABITAT & NOTES: |
| Agrostis capillaris |
Dry, acid grasslands, wasteground, heath |
| Agrostis stolonifera |
Widespread. Grassland, roadsides, cliffs |
| Briza media |
Native to Mediterranean region |
| Bromus
erectus; tectorum |
Wasteland, roadsides, chalk grassland |
| Carex flacca; montana; morowii |
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| Cynosurus cristatus |
Grassland on acid and basic soils |
| Festuca amesthystina; mairei; ovina; rubra; rupicaprina; valesiaca |
Dry grassland, roadsides and wasteground |
| Holcus lanatus |
Rough grassland, wasteland |
| Helictotrichon sempervirens |
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| Melica ciliata |
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| Poa alpina var. vivipara; annua; compressa; pratensis |
Bare and disturbed ground, meadows, roadsides, walls, wasteland |
| Stipa pennata |
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| Trisetum flavescens |
Widespread in meadows and grasslands |
WET-TOLERANT PLANTS FOR WATER FEATURES
| BOTANICAL NAME: |
| Ajuga reptans |
| Alisma plantago-aquatica |
| Caltha palustris |
| Carex acuta (gracilis); acutiformis |
| Lysimachia numularia |
| Lythrum salicaria |
| Mentha aquatica |
| Sparganium erectum |
| Veronica beccabunga |
| WOODY VINES, WILDFLOWERS, SHRUBS AND
TREES |
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| BOTANICAL NAME: |
NATIVE HABITAT & NOTES: |
| Amelanchier ovalis |
Many species of Amelanchier are available in the U.S. |
| Anaphalis triplinervis "Sommerschnee" |
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| Anthericum liliago |
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| Buddleia alternifolia |
Buddleias are favorites of butterflies |
| Buglossoides purpurocaerulea |
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| Buphthalmum salcifolium |
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| Buxus sempervirens |
Appropriate for more formal settings |
| Crocus wildarten |
Requires well-drained soil |
| Daucus carota |
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| Dictamnus fraxinella |
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| Echium vulgare |
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| Genista lydia; saggitalis |
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| Hedera helix |
English Ivy thrives in partial shade and is an
excellent groundcover for erosion control |
| Hyssopus officinalis |
The U.S. Agastache needs well drained soil & dislikes high humidity
and high rainfall |
| Inula hirta |
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| Iris germanica; pumila; tectorum |
Species has 200 -300; I. tectorum is native to Japan where it grows on
cottage roofs |
| Juniperus communis; sabina |
Numerous Juniperus species, both trees and groundcovers should
perform well in parts of the U.S. |
| Knautia arvensis |
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| Malus sargentii "Tina"; Malus Spp. |
Numerous Malus species are native throughout the U.S. |
| Onosis spinosa |
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| Perovskia abrotanoides |
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| Pinus mugo mughus |
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| Prunus laurocerasus; pumila var. adpressa |
Tolerates some salt spray |
| Pulsatilla vulgaris |
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| Ranunculus bulbosus |
Perennials w/fibrous or tuberous roots; needs great drainage |
| Rosa pimpinellifolia; Rosa Spp. |
Roses like well-drained soil |
| Salix lanata |
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| Scabiosa canescens; columbaria |
Annuals & perennials; most species dislike hot, humid summers |
| Tulipa sylvetris |
Tulips need well-drained soil |
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