Shrubs for seaside areas
ARBUTUS - CYTISUS
ELAEAGNUS - GENISTA
HEBE - ROSMARINUS
SANTOLINA - YUCCA
Here's a list of some shrubs which grow well in coastal and seaside areas - the list is not exhaustive and any suggestions of further suitable shrubs will be welcome.
*: E = evergreen
Figures in brackets indicate the approximate height in feet usually attained after 10 years under average conditions.
| SANTOLINA | ||
| CHAMAECYPARIS (2) | E | Silver, woolly foliage, yellow button flowers. |
| SENECIO | ||
| GREYII (SUNSHINE) (4) | E | Yellow daisy-like flowers June- July, silver foliage. |
| Spartium (Spannish Broom) - harmful if eaten | ||
| junceum (10) | bright yellow flowers, July to September | |
| SPIRAEA | ||
| X ARGUTA (6) | A covering of white flowers from April-May | |
| GOLDFLAME (3) | Golden foliage & crimson flowers in summer | |
| GOLDMOUND (2) | Compact growth, golden foliage, pink flowers | |
| FIRELIGHT (3) | New growth is red in spring turning to gold, crimson flowers | |
| JAP LITTLE PRINCESS (1) | Pink flowers during the summer months | |
| - SHIROBANA (2) | Red & white flowers on the same plant June - July | |
| NIPPONICA SNOWMOUND (4) | Arching sprays of white flowers may-Jun | |
| TAMARIX | ||
| PENTANDRA (8) | Scented pink flowers, feathery foliage | |
| TETANDRA (8) | Loose spreading foliage, light pink flowers in may. | |
| Ulex | (Gorse, Furze) | |
| europeaus (3) | Prickly. Yellow flowers from spring to winter. | |
| VIBURNUM | ||
| X BODNANTENSE DAWN (8) | Scented pink flowers from Oct-Mar. | |
| X BURKWOODII (7) | E | Fragrant pinkish-white flowers in early spring. |
| X CARLECEPHALUM (5) | Good autumn colour, white flowers in May. | |
| CARLESII | Large globular sweetly scented white flowers in late spring | |
| DAVIDII (3) | E | Good ground cover, pinkish-white flowers in June. |
| X FARRERI (8) | Scented white flowers from Nov-Mar. | |
| PLICATUM MARESII (5) | Compact shrub, white flowers, good autumn colour. | |
| RHYTIDOPHYLLUM (8) | E | Creamy flowers in Jun, red berries, corrugated foliage. |
| TINUS (8) | E | Pinkish-white scented flowers from Nov-April. |
| - EVE PRICE | E | Deep pink buds opening white from Nov-April. |
| YUCCA | ||
| FILAMENTOSA (6) | E | Sword-like foliage, cream flower spikes from Jul-Aug |
| VARIEGATA (4) | E | Variegated foliage, creamy flower spikes in summer |