Native Species that have been grown successfully on extensive green roofs in Minnesota
Native species that have been grown successfully on extensive green roofs in Minnesota
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| Scientific name | Common name | Plant height (feet) | Approximate bloom time | Flower color | Sun exposure | Found to require irrigation in some projects or studies | Found to survive with little or no irrigation in some studies or projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium cernuum | Nodding Wild Onion | 1 to 1.5 | July-August | Pink | Full sun to part shade | X3,4 | |
| Allium stellatum | Prairie Wild Onion | 1 to 2 | July-August | Pink | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | 2 to 6 | n/a | n/a | Full sun to part shade | X1,2 | |
| Anemone patens | Pasque flower | 0.5 | April-May | Purple | Full Sun to Part Shade | ||
| Antennaria neglecta | Field pussytoes | 0.5 | April-June | White | Full Sun to Part Shade | ||
| Antennaria plantaginafolia | Pussytoes | 1 | April-June | White | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aquilegia canadensis | Columbine | 2 to 3 | May-July | Red/Yellow | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Asclepias verticillata | Milkweed | 1 to 1.5 | June-August | White | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aster ericoides | Heath aster | 1 to 3 | July-October | White | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aster laevis | Smooth aster | 1 to 3 | August-October | Blue-violet | Full sun to part shade | X4 | |
| Aster lateriflorus | Calico aster | 2 | August-October | White | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aster macrophyllus | Large-Leaved aster | 1 to 2 | August-October | Lilac | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aster novae-angliae | New England Aster | 3 to 5 | August-October | Red-violet | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aster oolentangiensis | Shyblue aster | 3 | August-October | Blue | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Aster sericeus | Silky aster | 1 | September-October | Purple | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Side-Oats Grama | 1 to 3 | n/a | n/a | Full sun | X1 | |
| Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama Harebell | 0.5 to 1 | n/a | n/a | Full sun | X1,5 | |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell | 1 to 1.5 | June-September | Blue | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania sedge | 0.5 | n/a | n/a | Full sun to full shade | ||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Brown Fox Sedge | 1 to 3 | n/a | n/a | Full sun to part shade | ||
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea | 2 to 3 | July-September | Yellow | Full sun to part shade | ||