
Cape honeysuckle is a fast growing, scrambling, multi-stemmed shrub with...
A wide variety of coastal plants for all keen gardeners
A lovely Olearia. It has smooth neat green leaves and in late summer becomes smothered in clusters of daisy like flowers. These are small and starry and have a delicate sweet fragrance. Best grown in full sun in well drained soil. Good coastal plant. 2ltr pot
A vigorous, evergreen upright shrub or small tree to 6m in height, with spiny-toothed, ovate, grey-green leaves, white-felted beneath, up to 9cm in length. Small, fragrant white flowers are borne in large clusters in summer A hardy variety good in coastal gardens. 2ltr pot
Forms dense a clump of narrow upright leaves and flower spikes that rise above the foliage, up to 90 cm total height. The white flowers are borne in late spring to mid summer. A good coastal plant for full sun. 2ltr pot
Tree Lupin. A bushy evergreen shrub with grey-green foliage and fragrant spikes of blue flowers. Suitable for coastal gardens 3ltr pot
Elegia elephantina is a robust evergreen Restio from South Africa that forms tight clumps consisting of hundreds of culms. It produces brown grass-like flower heads in summer/autumn. It can reach a height of approx 2m. Plant in a sunny position in a soil that does not waterlog. Hardy to -7c. 3ltr pot
A vigorous catmint with small, tubular, lavender-blue flowers held in clusters of upright stems from June to July and attractive, aromatic, light grey-green foliage. The flowers are highly attractive to bees, and of course, the foliage to cats, who will go mad for it. 1.5ltr pot
A clump of evergreen Kniphofia rooperi makes an impressive statement in the autumn, often lasting til well into October. The plants are tall and the large, flattened and wide flower-heads are rich orange-red with golden flowers at the base of the inflorescence. Grow in well-drained soil. 3ltr
Coast Rosemary. A small to medium sized shrub that performs excellently in coastal gardens, bearing whorls of narrow, rosemary-like leaves which ,like the shoots are silvery .flowers are white borne in axillary clusters from late spring .plant in well drained soil. 3ltr pot
A compact form of the popular coastal plant with silver grey leaves above, white beneath and clusters of daisy-like, white flowers in summer. An excellent plant for salt laden gardens. Creates an excellent shelter belt. 2-3ltr pot
Sea Buckthorn. A bushy shrub with spiny stems and narrow, grey green leaves. Inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring followed by round orange fruits on female plants. An excellent coastal plant for hedges and windbreaks.
An evergreen bush with silver grey leaves above, white beneath and clusters of daisy-like, white flowers in summer. An excellent plant for salt laden gardens. Creates an excellent shelter belt. 2-3ltr pot
Mallow. A long flowering shrub with grey-green leaves and pretty dark pink flowers with darker veins throughout summer. Flowers from June to September. Semi-Evgn. 3ltr