Black Horehound (Ballota nigra) is a great plant for wildlife on green roofs. It is a perennial, with heart-shaped, bright green, toothed leaves that turn black once the plant has flowered. The stems go a purple/black as well. But it is the mauve/pink flowers that make it a star plant for bees, butterflies and other [...]
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Flax (Linaceae) can be found on green roofs throughout the northern temperate world. The green roof installed in Sennen Cove, near Land’s End Cornwall has past through it’s first winter. Considering the weather in Cornwall this winter the roof is doing really well. It is probably the first and the last green roof in England as the pub up in Sennen itself is called this. 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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