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Green Roof Plant of the Week – Wild Thyme

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:43:40 +0000

Wild thyme is a native perennial that forms a scented cushion or mat of pink flowers. It can be found in a variety of dry grassland habitats from in chalk to heaths to cliffs to dunes. This makes it ideally suited to green roofs, so much so that there is a potential for this plant [...]

Green roof plant of the week – Musk Mallow

DustyG — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:39:11 +0000

This delightful ice-pink flower is a real beauty and can add elegance and colour to any small scale green roof.

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The Musk Mallow (Malva moschata) is an erect perennial with multiple stems and a delicate 5 petaled pink flower of dry grasslands. This makes it ideally suited to be planted [...]

Green roof plant of the Week – Harebell

DustyG — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:22:41 +0000

The harebell, [bluebell in Scotland], is a classic green roof plant. It is common on roofs on continental Europe and can be found on roofs in Canada, and the UK.

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It can be found at ground level in varied dry habitats such as short grassland, heaths, dunes and cliffs. [...]

Green roof plant of the week – Common Toadflax

DustyG — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:20:54 +0000

Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) is an excellent plant on green roofs. However it is vulnerable to drought and therefore needs to be in at least 150mm to really flourish. A good tip is to plant between a couple of logs. The logs provide a little shade and protection form the wind. [...]