What plants are suitable for roof gardens?

Abstract: What plants are suitable for roof gardens? There are many ways to green the roof garden. You can plant pots of plants or some lawns in your roof garden. Simply matching garden accessories can make the roof look brand-new. According to different planting forms, potted flowers, leaves and fruits are often used, such as potted roses, oleander, osmanthus, colorful taro and so on. Or make all kinds of flower pots with hollow bricks, which are 25 cm high, lined with thick plastic film, with drainage holes at the bottom. The flower pots are filled with culture medium to plant all kinds of plants and flowers, such as a bunch of safflower, impatiens and aster. Plant species planted in family roof garden

1, Sedum: Sedum, Sedum, Sedum, Sedum and so on. Local vine mulch: Catharanthus roseus, Ivy, etc.

2. Perennial herbs: Dianthus, Thyme, Coreopsis, Dioscorea, Aster, etc.

3. Dwarf shrubs: Ziwei, Xuezhong, Malva, Hibiscus, Buxus microphylla, Fusang, False Forsythia, etc.

4. Shrub small trees: white orchid, rose, snow, pomegranate, red maple, bamboo in the south, sweet-scented osmanthus, octagonal golden plate, gardenia, Hypericum, hydrangea, cycad, cymbidium, sundew, etc.

5. Ground cover plants: southern cherry blossoms, sunflowers, hanging bamboo plums, Pteris, velvet, etc. Zoysia japonica , Wild King Vaccaria, Conglan, Ophiopogon japonicus, Ligustrum lucidum, etc.

Five principles of planting plants in family roof garden

1, select shrubs and herbs with strong drought and cold resistance.

2. Choose shallow-rooted plants, which are active and barren-tolerant.

3. Choose plant varieties that are resistant to wind, lodging and waterlogging.

4. Choose evergreen plants that can overwinter in the open field in winter.

5. Try to choose native plants and introduce new varieties of greening.

Matters needing attention in planting plants in family roof garden

1, the roof garden is relatively high, with strong wind, thin soil layer, long illumination time, large temperature difference between day and night, low humidity and low water content. You can choose flowers and trees that like light, are wind-resistant, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, drought-resistant, ridge-resistant and have strong vitality. Can be shrubs, bonsai, turf and other plants, can adapt to the requirements of shallow soil, try not to use trees with tall main roots. If it is used, it should be planted where the load-bearing columns and walls are located.

2. The setting and design of roof garden should pay attention to one problem-limited load. Roof gardens are often higher, so the wind is stronger. In addition, the roof has thin soil layer, long illumination time, large temperature difference between day and night, low humidity and low water content. We can choose some plants and trees with strong vitality. Better plants are shrubs, bonsai and turf. In a word, tree species with more fibrous roots are selected, and the horizontal root system is developed, which can adapt to the requirements of shallow soil layer.

3. Roof greening should implement the principle of "ecological priority" and pursue ecological benefits as much as possible on the premise of meeting the load safety. Landscape benefits are subordinate to ecological benefits!

4, roof greening must first consider safety, especially the leakage design of the old roof! No matter whether there is a waterproof layer on the roof, we should consider strengthening the original waterproof layer and adding another layer!

5. Be sure to take into account both drainage and water storage! An excellent design should make full use of rainwater intercepted by roof greening.

6. If it is a roof garden, if you want to plant trees and shrubs, you should consider the wind-resistant cultivation design!