Roof Systems Of Prarie Plants

Coffmane and gord kochf aun lincoln department of agronomy and horticulture and the program in landscape architecture 279 plant sciences lincoln ne usa 68583 0915 402 472 1127 rsutton1 unl edu corresponding author.

Roof systems of prarie plants. Many people don t understand the importance of the enormous root systems of some of prairie plants. Volume 7 number 1 143 prairie based green roofs. The deep system is used for biodiverse green roofs. Blazingstar thickspike liatris pycnostachya.

One can literally create a prairie or shade garden on the roof. Varitile manufactures a range of steel lightweight metal roofing tiles and accessories with natural stones bonded to the aluzinc coated steel using a unique acrylic polymer adhesive. The above ground part of the plant provides food for other living organisms oxygen for the atmosphere habitats for other living creatures and fuel for the prairie fires in the fall. Moisture loving plants are found closest to or in the water while less moisture dependent plants or plants with deep roots are found as you move up the banks towards the upland areas.

Fm approved in july 2011 the liveroof hybrid green roof system became the first to be fm approved according the fm standard 4477. Blazingstars tend to be colonizing plants that can thrive in degraded or recovering prairies. Some seeds will never sprout without prairie fires. With 6 inch soil depth it becomes possible to support a broad array of non succulent plants.

Goldenrod stiff solidago rigida. The large root systems of silphiums play an important role in a prairie. Harringtonb lee skabelundc peter macdonaghd reid r. Mat forming species of sedum sempervivum and moss are good choices.

Album delosperma could be tried in a sunny frost free area. Well adapted to drought because they have a deep root system for water absorption. Try dry habitat perennials and. Common sedum species used include sedum acre s.

Up to 5 m.