Accent Plants
These plants can be used to add color, texture, height, extend flowering season, and to attract additional pollinators. They are most effectively used with a base of sedum to create the main cover for the green roof.
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Allium senescens ssp. montanum
An Allium variety featuring strong upright green foliage. Pink to white buds open to pink to lavender flowers. Later blooming. Green winter foliage. -
Allium senescens ssp. montanum var. glaucum
Interesting foliage plant adds texture to a green roof with spiraling blue-green leaves. Flowers give much-needed color later in the season. Tolerates some shade. -
Allium sphaerocephalon
Also known as drumstick Allium- has a unique habit, the 1” egg shaped flowers at various heights add pops deep purple color to the landscape.
Sold as bare root Bulbs. -
Allium stellatum
This native prairie onion has muted tones, from a drier, sunnier habitat than cernuum.
Sold as bare root Bulbs. -
Aquilegia canadensis
Columbine is found naturally in North America, adapted to a wide range of conditions. Displaying beautiful Crimson Red flowers early in the season. -
Armeria maritima ‘Splendens’
Shiny dark green narrow leaves form tufted clumps. Pink flowers. Tolerates salt and shade. Dark green to purple winter foliage. North American native. -
Asclepias tuberosa
With its striking bright orange flowers, this North American and Mid-Atlantic native is a great accent plant. It is a host plant for monarch butterfly larva and helps increase the biodiversity on a green roof. -
Aster alpinus ‘Dunkle Shoene’
The variety 'Dunkle Schoen' has excellent performance, adding mid-season bloom for pollinators on the roof. -
Bigelowia nuttallii
Showy yellow flowers are borne high above tuft-like foliage. A very drought tolerant North American Native, with a lasting bloom. Tolerates some shade. -
Bouteloua curtipendula
Side Oats, the flower is one sided contains orange anthers that add motion.
