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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 saleperson 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*


Seashore 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*

 

* denotes evergreen foliage or winter interest

 

 

KENNEDY'S Country Gardens

85 Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Rt. 3A)

Scituate, MA 02066

Ph 781-545-1266 ~ Fax 781-545-8210

 

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Last modified: October 30, 2004
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