plants for steep banks
Finding the right plants for steep banks is essential for stabilising soil, enhancing your landscape, and reducing erosion in challenging areas. If you’re dealing with a sloping garden or embankment in New Zealand, selecting plants that thrive on steep ground can transform the space into a beautiful, low-maintenance feature. Well-chosen varieties offer both practical and aesthetic benefits, creating lush greenery while protecting your property.
Carex flagellifera Green
Carex flagellifera Green is a NZ native, ornamental grass grown for its attractive foliage. It produces slender and lush, green leaves as it grows to 50 cm tall and the same width. Carex flagellifera Green is often planted around the base of larger trees, included in border plantings, mass planted either as a groundcover or on a bank, or used in coastal gardens. It also looks great in planters, particularly when the foliage can cascade to the ground.
From $11.50
Muehlenbeckia complexa (Pohuehue)
Muehlenbeckia complexa (Pohuehue) is a vigorous, hardy NZ native climber or groundcover. It features wiry, twining stems and small, glossy green leaves that create dense coverage. Growing up to 4 m wide and 2 m high, it’s perfect for fences, banks, or walls. Pohuehue tolerates wind, salt spray, and dry conditions once established. Small, white flowers are followed by black berries, attracting birds and making it an excellent choice for both erosion control and biodiversity.
From $20.63
