Green Roof Training » wildlife http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk green roofs training, workshops and information Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Green roof plant of the week – Musk Mallow http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/09/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-musk-mallow/ http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/09/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-musk-mallow/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:39:11 +0000 DustyG http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/?p=463 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 [...]]]> http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/09/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-musk-mallow/feed/ 0 Green roof plant of the week – Lady’s Bedstraw http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/07/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-ladys-bedstraw/ http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/07/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-ladys-bedstraw/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:34:04 +0000 DustyG http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/?p=398 Lady’s Bedstraw is found  on dry, sandy sites, grasslands and dunes. Being suited to dry and well drained situations make’s it an ideal for green roofs.

Burnet moth on Lad's Bedstraw

The small yellow flowers are very attractive to a range of wildlife, especially  butterflies, bees and moths. Specific species include Six-spotted burnet moth [...]]]> http://www.greenrooftraining.co.uk/2010/07/green-roof-plant-of-the-week-ladys-bedstraw/feed/ 0