Seashore Plants
Based on years of experience helping clients grow plants on the south shore, we’ve compiled 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. Evergreen plants that hold leaves or needles during winter generally do not do as well as their deciduous counterparts, hence the reason there are so few evergreens on this list. This list is meant to be a guide and start point for any discussion and design. If it is on this list it has a chance to survive in difficult conditions, but it by no means will thrive in seaside conditions. Few plants thrive. Almost every property is unique and has it’s own set of microclimates, wind directions, sunlight, etc. that affect plant survival. Please consult an experienced Kennedy’s salesperson for advice based on your specific site conditions.
* denotes plants with some type of winter interest
SHRUBS
- Aronia – Chokeberry
- Buddleia – Butterfly Bush
- Calluna – Heather*
- Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey Tea
- Chaenomeles – Quince
- Celthra alnifolia – Sweet Pepper Bush or Summersweet
- Cornus sericea or alba – Red Twig Dogwood*
- Cotinus – Smokebush
- Cotoneaster
- Euonymus fortunei
- Erica – Heath
- Hamamelis – Witchhazel
- Hibiscus – Rose of Sharon
- Hydrangea – most species except quercifolia
- Ilex glabra – Inkberry
- Ilex opaca – American Holly
- Ilex verticillata – Winterberry*
- Juniperus – Juniper*
- Ligustrum – Privet
- Ornamental Grasses
- Pinus mugo – Mugo Pine
- Pinus nigra – Austrian Pine
- Physocarpus opulifolius – Ninebark
- Myrica pennsylvanica – Bayberry – semi evergreen
- Picea pungens – Blue Spruce*
- Potentilla
- Prunus cistena – Sandcherry
- Prunus maritima – Beach Plum
- Pyracantha
- Rhamnus – Fernleaf Buckthorn
- Rhus aromatica – Fragrant Sumac
- Rosa rugosa – Beach Rose
- Sambucus canadensis – Elderberry
- 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
- Aesculus – Horsechesnut, Buckeye
- Crataegus – Hawthorn
- Gleditsia triacanthos – Honeylocust
- Hibiscus – Rose-of-sharon (Tree form)
- Ilex opaca – American Holly
- Hydrangea grandiflora (Tree form)
- Malus – Crabapples – best most reliable flowering tree
- Pinus nigra – Austrian 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
- Sedum
- Vaccinium angustifolium – Low Bush Blueberry
- Waldsteinia fragarioides – Barren Strawberry
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
ANNUALS
* denotes plants with some type of winter interest
Do you carry beach plums? If so, what size and price?