Rooftop Sedums

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Rooftop sedums.

They look great against the clusters of pink flowers that appear in autumn. Sign up for our newsletter. Sedum can withstand drought for example in very hot summers. Sedum has great adaptability under extreme weather conditions.

Full sun and well drained soil size. 6 9 native to north america. Get news and tips about roof top sedums. These varieties and species of sedum are grown extensively for use on green roofs mainly because of their hardiness and drought tolerance.

There is a wide variety of sedums. Sedum sieboldii growing conditions. Sedum is a lightweight method to create a green roof thanks to the modest substrate layer depth. Sedums used on green roofs can broadly be separated into four different classes.

To 4 inches tall zones. 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. They crawl over the soil media layer and have very shallow roots. Ruderal creepers like sedum album acre and sexangulare these are fast to establish themselves on the roof.

Green roof sedum have to be tough reliable and resilient to withstand the challenging conditions on a roof top. 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. 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. Sedum is easy to maintain and requires little water and nutrients.

No why we love it. Sedum is very resilient to diseases and insects pests. A graceful and charming plant sedum sieboldii offers blue green leaves that are often tinted purple. Proven patented hybrid green roof systems are available in four depths to meets your design needs 2 5 to 8 inch depths.

It s our 10th anniversary 2007 2017. Roof top sedums is here serve liveroof clients in iowa missouri kansas nebraska and western southern illinois.