These plants hold the soil of banks and slopes in place with their spreading roots and foliage. They absorb water and prevent runoff that could otherwise wash away the soil.
Common Name | Botanical Name |
Aaron’s-beard | Hypericum calycinum |
Carmel creeper | Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis |
Cotoneaster, low growing | Cotoneaster |
Creeping manzanita | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Crown vetch | Coronilla varia |
Daylily | Hemerocallis |
Dwarf coyotebrush | Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’ |
Dwarf rosemary | Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ |
Five-leaf akebia | Akebia quinata |
Honeysuckle | Lonicera |
Ivy | Hedera |
Japanese knotweed | Polygonum cuspidatum var. compactum |
Juniper, low growing | Juniperus |
Periwinkle | Vinca |
Ribbongrass | Phalaris arundinacea var. picta |
Rockrose | Cistus |
Rose, low growing | Rosa |
Santa Cruz pyracantha | Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Santa Cruz’ |
Trailing lantana | Lantana montevidensis |
Virginia creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia |