Here is another photo of a living, green roof created by Mother Nature's amazing coastal, salt-tolerant beach plant, Railroad Vine, Ipomoea pes-caprae.
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| Florida Green Roof Plants - Ipomoea pes-caprae, Railroad Vine |
This plant is potentially a great addition to any coastal green roof design. With its ability to grow into the salt water, withstand extreme heat, drought tolerant and inorganic soil media loving characteristics, Railroad Vine is a potentially great choice for many tropical, coastal green roof projects.
Here, in the above photo, the vine has colonized a parking cone, growing up into the top and outwards, creating a 'mini-green, living roof', providing habitat, attracting pollinators and shading the cone.
Nature can teach us so much about living walls and green roof design.
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Coastal green roof plant, Railroad Vine, Ipomoea pes-caprae
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| Coastal green roof plant, Railroad Vine, Ipomoea pes-caprae |
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