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Sedum is a common option for green roofs around the world, and is the main <br /> plant component of the roof on top of the Target Center in Minneapolis. In fact most <br /> succulents are good options for green roofs due to their drought resistance and their <br /> shallow root systems. Sedum in particular have been shown to survive up to four <br /> months without water. Temperate Minnesota has more than enough rain for a succulent <br /> like sedum. Unfortunately there is no native sedum species to Minnesota.6 <br /> Pasque flowers, or Anemone patens is a <br /> purple flowering native that gets about a <br /> half foot tall. It blooms from April to May <br /> and needs a fair amount of water. s _ f <br /> Field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) <br /> bloom from April to June, have small <br /> white flowers and gets about a half-foot <br /> tall. s <br /> Blue Grama Harebell, or Bouteloua <br /> curtipendula can get as tall as a foot and <br /> i <br /> is a good coverage grass that needs little <br /> �y ti J� li <br /> water.6 <br /> s <br /> Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex k` <br /> pensylvanica) is another good ground <br /> coverage plant that gets about a half foot <br /> L x:+ <br /> s <br /> tall. <br /> r: <br /> 6 <br />