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Green Roof "Pitched Roof" Nature 5-15°


Optigreen vegetation mat (alternatively 5-15° seeding) Pre-cultivated sedum(-herb-grass) mats for rapid vegetation establishment, with decomposable carrier or with stable, rot-resistant carrier (for roofs with a pitch over 15°)

Optigreen extensive substrate type E* (60-130 mm) A substrate with high water capacity and good air pore volume

Optigrün-Struktur-Speichervlies Typ SSV 800 For water storage and directed drainage of surplus water, especially from the eaves (use on total roof surface and substitute for RMS 500 for roofs with a roof pitch of 15° or greater)

Optigreen protection and storage mat type RMS 500 Protects the roof membrane against damage and stores water. Does not apply to roofs with a pitch of more than 15°, where it is replaced by drainage mat type 800.

	Brief description Supply and install...
	... m²		Optigreen protection and storage mat type RMS 500 at the ridge as a protection layer on the root-resistant roof membrane
	... m²		Optigrün-Struktur-Speichervlies Typ SSV 800 als Schutz und Speicher
	... m²		110 mm (for vegetation mats) or 130 mm (for seeding) Optigreen extensive substrate type E* as vegetation´-bearing layer
	... m²		pre-cultivated Optigreen vegetation mat type SKG/G for rapid and reliable vegetation establishment
	... m²		Alternative for 5-15° **: seeding with Optigreen seed type E and 50 g sedum sprouts for rapid and reliable vegetation establishment
	... m²		maintenance care

	*		Weight details refer to saturated conditions; dry weight is ca. 60-70 %.
	**		Optigreen anti-slip systems and Optigreen vegetation mats must be used for roofs with a pitch of 15° and more. In special circumstances this can also apply to roofs with a pitch of less than 15°. Take caution that no tension is applied to the roof membrane.

"Plants" Product Solution Sedum - Grass - Herb

Botanical Name		Common Name

*Sedum/Herbs*
Achillea millefolium		Yarrow
Achillea tomentosa		Yellow Milfoil
Allium schoenoprasum		Chive
Antennaria dioica		Catsfoot
Anthemis tinctoria		Golden Marguerite
Centaurea scabiosa		Greater Knapweed
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum		Oxeye Daisy
Dianthus carthusianorum		Carthusian Pink
Hieracium pilosella		Clear Hawkweed
Hieracium x rubrum		Red Hawkweed
Petrorhagia saxifraga		Tunic Flower
Potentilla verna		Spring Cinquefoil
Prunella grandiflora		Cut-leaf Self-heal
Sanguisorba minor		Salad Burnet
Saponaria ocymoides		Rock Soapwort
Sedum album "Coral Carpet"		Coral Carpet
Sedum reflexum		Reflexed Stonecrop
Sedum sexangulare "White Tatra"		Tasteless Stonecrop
Sedum spurium		Two Row Stonecrop
Thymus montanus		Mountain Thyme
Thymus serpyllum		Creeping Thyme
Verbascum phoeniceum		Purple Mullein
Veronica teucrium		Large Speedwell
*Grasses*
Carex facca		Bluegreen Sedge
Carex humilis		Dwarf Sedge
Festuca amethystina		Amethyst Fescue
Festuca ovina		Sheep's Fescue
Poa compressa		Canada Bluegrass

"Plants" Product Solution Grass - Herb

Botanical Name		Common Name

*Sedum/Herb*
Achillea millefolium		Yarrow
Allium roseum		Rosy Garlic
Allium schoenoprasum		Chive
Anthemis tinctoria		Golden Marguerite
Aster linosyris		Goldilocks Aster
Centaurea scabiosa		Greater Knapweed
Campanula rotundifolia		Harebell
Dianthus carthusianorum		Carthusian Pink
Iris pumila		Pygmy Iris
Iris tectorum		Roof Iris
Petrorhagia saxifraga		Tunic Flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris		Pasque Flower
Scabiosa canescens		Fragrant Scabiosa
Sedum album "Murale"		White Stonecrop
Sedum sexangulare "White Tatra"		Tasteless Stonecrop
Sedum telephium		Stonecrop
Thymus montanus		Mountain Thyme
Veronica teucrium		Large Speedwell
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum		Oxeye Daisy
Hieracium x rubrum		Red Hawkweed
Origanum vulgare		Wild Marjoram
Prunella grandiflora		Cut-leaf Self-heal
Ranunculus bulbosus		St. Anthony's Turnip
Sedum "Weihenstephaner Gold"		Weihenstephaner Gold
Sedum reflexum		Reflexed Stonecrop
Sedum spurium		Two Row Stonecrop
Teucrium chamaedrys		Common Germander
Verbascum nigrum		Dark Mullein
*Grasses*
Bromus tectorum		Cheatgrass
Festuca rupicaprina		Chamois Fescue
Festuca valesiaca		Volga Fescue
Melica ciliata Silky		Spike Melic
Poa compressa		Canada Bluegrass

"Plants" Product Solution For plant zones bordering open water surfaces

Botanical Name		Common Name

Ajuga reptans		Common Bugleweed
Alisma plantago-aquatica		Water Plantain
Caltha palustris		Marsh Marigold
Carex acuta (gracilis)		Slender Tufted Sedge
Carex acutiformis		Lesser Pond Sedge
Lysimachia numularia		Creeping Jenny
Lythrum salicaria		Purple Loose-Strife
Mentha acquatica		Water Mint
Sparganium erectum		Branched Bur-Reed
Veronica beccabunga		Brooklime