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vinny

More options Apr 22, 8:30 am

From: vinny <half_roo_half_...@hotmail.com>

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:30:01 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Wed, Apr 22 2009 8:30 am

Subject: Re: Green Roofs Plants

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Fluctuations of temperature, intense heat and possible periods of
drought, sounds like some desert plant might be worth checking out
to,they'll prolly grow quicker then alpines to; although i couldn't
suggest any species.

On 21 Apr, 14:01, Antonino Giglio <antonino.gig...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear friends,

> I wish to experiment with green roofs and I wish to know if you can
> suggest me Victorian native plants like grasses, tussocks, prostrate,
> groundcovers, alpines, succulents, small shrubs, etc. that would
> easily grow in 5cm/10cm (max 15cm) of media and that could withstand
> period of dryness.

> Green roofs will maybe have a grey water irrigation system but my aim
> is having self-sufficcient environments with minimum man intervention.
> For this I thught to use a special soil media mixed with Biochar.

> The uniqueness of a green roof is that plants will have to perform
> under extreme temperature flactuations and be adapted to period of
> intense heat and intense rain (like, I think, many alpines do). So
> they need to be more resilient and have high regeneration
> characteristics.

> Thanks for your help!!!! :)

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