Gardening along the coast can be a challenge. Plant in coastal gardens are often exposed to high winds, salt spray and sandy soils. This list includes those plants which can tolerate coastal conditions better than most.
Trees
American Holly – Ilex opaca
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides
English Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia
Eastern Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis
Ginkgo – Ginkgo biloba
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens
Eastern Red Cedar – Juniperus virginiana
Horsechestnut, Common – Aesculus hippocastanum
Horsechestnut, Red – Aesculus x carnea
Littleleaf Linden – Tilia cordata
London Plane – Platanus x acerifolius
Oak – Quercus spp.
Pine, Austrian – Pinus nigra
Pine Balck – Pinus thunbergii
Pine, Pitch – Pinus rigida
Pine, Scotch – Pinus sylvestris
Red Maple – Acer rubrum
Silk tree – Albizzia julibrissin
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana
Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica
White Poplar – Populus alba
White Spruce – Picea glauca
Shrubs
Arrow-wood – Viburnum dentatum
Bayberry – Myrica pensylvanicum
Beach Plum – Prunus maritima
Bigleaf Hydrangea – Hydrangea macrophylla
Butterfly Bush – Buddleia alternifolia
Butterfly Bush – Buddleia davidii
Chokeberry, Black – Aronia melanocarpa
Chokeberry, Red – Aronia arbutifolia
Cinquefoil – Potentilla fruticosa
Coast Leucothoe – Leucothoe axillaris
Elderberry – Sambucus canadensis
English Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia
Firethorn – Pyracantha coccinea
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum
Japanese Holly – Ilex crenata
Hydrangea, Climbing – Hydrangea anomela
Hydrangea, Panicle – Hydrangea paniculata
Inkberry – Ilex glabra
Northern Wild Raisin – Viburnum cassinoides
Purple-leaf Sand Cherry – Prunus x cistena
Rockspray Cotoneaster – Cotoneaster horizontalis
Rose of Sharon – Hibiscus syriacus
Rugosa Rose – Rosa rugosa
Scotch Broom – Cytisus scoparius
Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis
Spirea – Spirea spp.
Sumac, Fragrant – Rhus aromatica
Sumac, Smooth – Rhus glabra
Sweet Fern – Comptonia peregrina
Sweet Pepperbush – Clethra alnifolia
Sweetspire – Itea virginica
Viburnum – Viburnum spp.
Virginia Rose – Rosa virginiana
Winterberry – Ilex verticillata
Yew – Taxus spp.
Perennials & Groundcovers
Bearberry – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis
Dusty Miller – Artemisia stelleriana
English Ivy – Hedera helix
False Heather – Hudsonia tomentosa
Heather – Calluna vulgaris
Juniper, Shore – Juniperus conferta
Marsh Hibiscus – Hibiscus moscheutos
Russian Sage – Perovskia atriplicifolia
Seashore Mallow – Kosteletzkya virginica
Seaside Goldenrod – Solidago sempervirons
Thread-leaf Coreopsis – Coreopsis verticillata
Thyme – Thymus spp.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Yarrow – Achillea spp.
Ornamental Grasses
American Beach grass – Ammophila breviligulata
Maiden Grass ‘Mornig Light’ – Miscanthus sinensis
Red Fescue – Festuca rubra
Tufted Hairgrass – Deschampsia flexuosa
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