Effect of substrate depth on initial growth, coverage, and survival of 25 succulent green roof plant taxa

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 588-595

  Durhman, Angela K ^a   Rowe, D Bradley ^a   Rugh, Clayton L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassulaceae; Eco roof; Graptopetalum; Living roof; Phedimus; Plant evaluations; Rhodiola; Sedum; Vegetative roof

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH KINETICS;

CRASSULACEAE; GRAPTOPETALUM; LIVING ROOF; PHEDIMUS; PLANT EVALUATIONS; VEGETATIVE ROOF;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH; PLANTS;

CRASSULACEAE; GRAPTOPETALUM; PHEDIMUS; RHODIOLA; SEDUM; SEDUM ACRE; SEDUM ALBUM; SEDUM DASYPHYLLUM; SEDUM DIFFUSUM; SEDUM HISPANICUM; SEDUM REFLEXUM; SEDUM SEDIFORME;

EID: 34248571291     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.3.588     Document Type: Article

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