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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