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*
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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*
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