Green Roof Plants
Plugs
Cells 1.5in across, sold in flats of 72. At 2 plugs per square foot, will reach 90% coverage in 12 months.
At 4 plugs per square foot, will reach 90% coverage in 6 months.
Unrooted Sedum Cuttings
Unrooted Sedum cuttings, sold by the pound. Very simple, inexpensive option. Birds will pull a few of the unrooted
cuttings off. An 1/8 lb per square foot will reach 90% coverage in approximatly 6 months.
Sedum Carpet
Easy, instant effect. A carpet of rooted sedum cuttings in one-half inch of soil on top of a one-half inch coir (
coconut fiber) mat. 10" x 20", comes in a plastic tray, for transportation purposes only. Weighs 4 pounds. Sold
individually.
4 inch
Pots 3.5" across, sold in flats of 18. Larger plant size for a fuller instant effect. The higher organic matter in the
potting soil will decompose at a faster rate than the Green Roof soil.
1 gallon
Pots 6" across, sold individually. Mainly used for garden style roofs with 8" or more of soil. The higher organic
matter in the potting soil will decompose at a faster rate than the Green Roof soil.
| Preferred Plant List | |
|---|---|
| These plants are performing well on Green Roofs throughout the Pacific NW | |
| Achillea tomentosa 'Lemon' | Yarrow |
| Sedum acre 'Aureum' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum album | Stonecrop |
| Sedum album 'Baby Tears' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum album 'Coral Carpet' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum album 'Murale' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum forsterianum | Stonecrop |
| Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum lydium | Stonecrop |
| Sedum oreganum | Stonecrop |
| Sedum pach. 'White Diamond' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum reflexum | Stonecrop |
| Sedum rupestre | Stonecrop |
| Sedum rupestre 'Angelin | Stonecrop |
| Sedum sexangular | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'Alba' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'John Creech' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'Red Carpet' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'Tricolor' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum spurium 'Voodoo' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' | Stonecrop |
| Sempervivum tectorum | Hens & Chicks |