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*

 

 

 

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