Are you looking for plants to control erosion? Whether you’re trying to control erosion on a steep slope or seemingly flat ground, here are Ozbreed’s top 10 erosion controlling plants worth specifying in the problematic part of your landscape design.
Cenchrus purpurascens ‘PA300’ Trade Name Nafray® https://ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/native-grasses/nafray-pennisetum-is-a-compact-drought-tolerant-native-grass-ornamental-native-grass/
Lomandra longifolia ‘LM360’ PBR Trade Name Lady Tanika® https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/lady-tanika-disease-and-ant-resistant-low-maintenance-lomandra/
Lomandra longifolia ‘LM400’ Trade Name Nyalla® https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/nyalla-lomandra/
Dianella ’DCNC3’ PBR Intended Trade Name Baby Breeze™ https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/baby-breeze-dianella-2/
Dianella caerulea ‘DCNCO’ PBR Trade Name Breeze® https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/breeze-dianella/
Lomandra hystrix ‘LHBYF’ PBR Trade Name Katie Belles™ https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/katie-belles-lomandra/
Lomandra hystrix ‘LHWP’ PBR Trade Name Tropic Cascade™ https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/tropic-cascade-lomandra/
Lomandra fluviatilis ‘LM380’ PBR Trade Name Shara Blue™ https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/shara-blue-lomandra-resilient-blue-foliage-wet-soils-low-maintenance/
Lomandra longifolia ‘LM604’ PBR Intended Trade Name Tanika® NEW IMPROVED (image of ‘LM300’) https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/tanika-lomandra/
Dianella caerulea ‘DC101’ PBR Trade Name Lucia™ https://www.ozbreed.com.au/plant-ranges/strappy-leaf-plants/lucia-dianella/
There are a number of ways to control erosion, beginning with soil amendments and ‘slowing the flow’ of water during the design stage. Plants are a fundamental part of just about any erosion control project, including during the design and maintenance stage, once you realise that soil is moving down and out of the landscape.
The plants in this list are not numbered, because we aren’t just going off shear erosion controlling ability; if we were, we would have listed King Alfred Dianella which held soil together 752% compared with bare soil, however nobody wanted to specify it so we discontinued that plant. Our top 10 lists are about plants that not only perform the task exceptionally well, but are also highly desirable for other attributes like low maintenance requirements and ornamental value.
You can learn more about our ongoing erosion controls here https://www.ozbreed.com.au/erosion-control-research/.