Seashore Perennials

Seashore Plants

From our years of experience selling plants on the south shore, we’ve put together a list of plants that have shown tolerance to the salty winter winds of the southern New England Coast. Some plants may perform better than others.  Use this list as a guide, please consult a Kennedy’s salesperson for advice based on your specific site conditions.

SHRUBS

• Buddleia – Butterfly Bush
• Calluna – Heather*
  
• Caryopteris – Blue Mist
• Chaenomeles – Quince
• Cornus alba – Red Twig Dogwood*
• Cotinus – Smokebush
• Cotoneaster*
• Cytisus – Scotch Broom*
• Eleagnus – Autumn Olive
• Erica – Heath*
• Hamamelis – Witchhazel*
• Hibiscus – Rose of Sharon
• Hydrangea
• Ilex glabra – Inkberry*
• Ilex opaca – American Holly*
• Ilex verticillata – Winterberry*
• Juniperus – Juniper*
• Ligustrum – Privet
• Lonicera – Honeysuckle
• Ornamental Grasses*
• Pinus mugo – Mugo Pine*
• Pinus nigra – Austrian Pine*
• Pinus thunbergiana – Black Pine*
• Myrica pennsylvanica – Bayberry*
• Picea pungens – Blue Spruce*
• Potentilla
• Prunus cistena – Sandcherry
• Prunus maritima – Beach Plum
• Pyracantha
• Rhamnus – Fernleaf Buckthorn
• Rosa rugosa – Beach Rose
• Spirea
• Tamarix*
• Taxus – Yews*
• Vaccinium – Blueberry
• Viburnum
• Yucca filamentosa – Adams Needle*

VINES

• Campsis – Trumpet Vine
• Celastrus – Bittersweet
• Clematis
• Hydrangea
• Lonicera – Honeysuckle
• Polygonum – Fleece Vine
• Wisteria

TREES

• Acer platanoides – Norway Maple
• Aesculus – Horsechesnut, Buckeye
• Crataegus – Hawthorn
• Gleditsia triacanthos – Honeylocust
• Hibiscus – Rose-of-sharon (Tree form)
• Hydrangea grandiflora (Tree form)
• Malus – Crabapples
• Pinus nigra – Austrian Pine*
• Pinus thunbergiana – Black Pine*
• Platanus acerifolia – London Planetree
• Quercus palustris – Pin Oak
• Rhus – Sumac
• Sophora japonica – Scholartree
• Tilia cordata – Little Leaf Linden

GROUNDCOVERS

• Arctostaphylos – Bearberry*
• Calluna – Heather*
• Erica – Heath*
• Juniperus – Juniper*
• Pachysandra*
• Sedum
• Vinca – Myrtle, Periwinkle

PERENNIALS

• Achillea – Yarrow
•  Alchemilla – Lady’s Mantle
• Artemesia – Silver Mound, etc.
•  Aurinia – Basket of Gold
• Baptisia – False Indigo
• Cerastium – Snow in Summer
• Chysanthemum nipponicum, pacificum & superbum – Montauk, Shasta & Pacific Daisies
• Echinops – Globe Thistle
• Eryngium – Sea Holly
• Geranium – Hardy Geranium/Cranesbill
• Hemerocallis – Daylily
•  Hosta
• Iberis – Candytuft
• Lavendula – Lavender
• Limonium – Sea Lavender
• Nepeta – Catmint
• Opuntia – Prickly Pear
• Papaver – Oriental Poppy
• Perovskia – Russian Sage
• Potentilla
• Santolina – Lavender Cotton
• Sedum
• Stachys – Lamb’s Ear
• Yucca – Adam’s Needle*