Careful plant selection and maintenance is needed to ensure annuals do not become weeds on a green roof.
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Vegetables are the other main group of annual plants used on green roofs.
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Album delosperma could be tried in a sunny frost free area.
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Ferns such as polypodium vulgare and asplenium trichomanes could be used in dry shady conditions.
The variability of green roof designs and climates in the united states makes it impractical to list every possible plant candidate for extensive green roofs.
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Some green roofs are constructed specifically to support sports turf.
Mat forming species of sedum sempervivum and moss are good choices.
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As a general rule potentially suitable species can be found by looking at the microclimate media depth solar levels water availability etc of the green roof in question and.
These require irrigation and a substrate depth of at least 200 mm.
Currently more prevalent in europe but growing in popularity in north america green roofs roofs that feature growing plants help preserve green space control storm water runoff reduce a.