Plant Suggestions for your Green Roof
This is not an complete list, but merely a list of plants that have been used in various
green roof projects in North America
Antennaria dioica ‘Rubra’ (Pink Pussy-toes)
Lavandula angustifolia
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Leptinella - multiple varieties
Armeria maritima - multiple varieties
Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'
Blechnum spicant (Deer Fern)
Mahonia nervosa (Oregon Grape)
Cerastium tomentosum (Snow in Summer)
Phlox subulata
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)
Polypodium vulgare (Common Polypody)
Erodium x variabile 'Bishop's Form'
Polystichum munitum
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue Fescue)
Potentilla neumanniana 'Nana'
Fragaria chiloensis (Beach Strawberry)
Saponaria ocymoides (Rock Soapwort)
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen)
Sedum - multiple varieties
Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks)
Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Cranesbill)
Silene uniflora 'Druett's Variegated'
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (West. Oak Fern)
Thymus - multiple varieties
Hedera helix 'Glacier'
Veronica liwanensis (Turkish Speedwell)
Herniaria glabra (Rupturewort)
Vinca minor
Herniaria glabra 'Sea Foam'
Other: Grasses, Wildflowers
Hypericum calycinum (St. John's Wort)
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