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Meadowflower Biodiverse Mountain and Meadow

Sedums have a long established reputation, but there are a huge variety of other alpine plants that can do a similar job whilst providing a lot more visual interest.

Succulents should be used in drier areas where you have limited depth and want to minimise irrigation. These are not as suitable for areas with high regular rainfall.

The slow growing Sempervivums can make interesting structures within the faster ground covering plants, providing unusual visual contrast.

Faster growers like Delosperma cooperi (ice plant) have stunningly bright flowers in comparison to most sedums.

Flowering perennials – many hardy flowers found at natural extremes in the wild have long blooming periods.Example: Dianthus carthusianorum and Campanula portenschlagiana.

Dwarf alpine bulbs – need at least 100mm depth. This is one of the new key areas of research in green roofing and we think it will become more common practice, as an economical way to bring more aesthetic and ecological interest to roof planting. Add for splashes of colour while your other plants are establishing.

Wild Herbs – fit well with all planting schemes, but can be more accustomed to temperate climates. Leave much longer lead times for Alliums unless you are confident of buying autumn bulbs and planting them direct to the substrate.

Thymus and Allium varieties have very different flowers and structures, and their fragrance will also help attract wildlife.

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