Rooftop Sedums

Sedum sieboldii growing conditions.

Rooftop sedums.

They look great against the clusters of pink flowers that appear in autumn. It s our 10th anniversary 2007 2017. Designed to embrace the ease of a modular system with the benefits of soil to soil contact of the growing medium with the result of no grid lines. Proven patented hybrid green roof systems are available in four depths to meets your design needs 2 5 to 8 inch depths.

These varieties and species of sedum are grown extensively for use on green roofs mainly because of their hardiness and drought tolerance. Sedum is easy to maintain and requires little water and nutrients. 6 9 native to north america. This allows for sharing of nutrients and water.

There is a wide variety of sedums. To 4 inches tall zones. Sign up for our newsletter. Ruderal creepers like sedum album acre and sexangulare these are fast to establish themselves on the roof.

Roof top sedums is here serve liveroof clients in iowa missouri kansas nebraska and western southern illinois. Now comes the growing medium which for a sedum roof should be at least 8cm 3in deep and for a roof of wildflowers herbs salad and strawberries at least 15cm 6in deep. Sedums used on green roofs can broadly be separated into four different classes. No why we love it.

They crawl over the soil media layer and have very shallow roots. Sedum plant growth types. Sedum can withstand drought for example in very hot summers. The creeper types have super fast growth rates sometimes expanding up to.

An all purpose soil less peat free potting mix is fine for growing herbs and other edibles but mix in plenty of perlite to both improve drainage and save on weight. Get news and tips about roof top sedums. Sedum has great adaptability under extreme weather conditions. Sedum is a lightweight method to create a green roof thanks to the modest substrate layer depth.

For its evergreen foliage that turns pink in winter. Full sun and well drained soil size.