PLANTS FOR SEASIDE GARDENING

Seaside gardening doesn't have to mean that you're limited to growing just a few species – listed here are many plants that will tolerate the salt and wind that are common in coastal areas. Many more species are also able to be grown if planted behind a windbreak such as a fence or hedge – come in and see us for more ideas.

Small to medium trees

Pittosporum undulatum 'A Cut Above'
Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Banksia spp.
Frangipani spp.
NZ Christmas bush (Metrosideros spp.)
Bull Bay Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Melaleuca spp.
Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.)
Grevillea spp.
Wattle (Acacia spp.)
Dwarf Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii)

Shrubs

Limonium perezii – Sea Lavender
Coprosma spp.
Lavender spp.
African Daisy (Osteospermum)
Coast Rosemary (Westringia spp.)
Woolly Bush (Adenanthos spp.)
Thryptomene spp.
Wax Flower (Philotheca spp.)
Correa spp.
Oleander
NZ Flax (Phormium spp.)
Tea Tree (Leptospermum spp.)
Mat Rush (Lomandra spp.)
Grevillea spp.
Hebe spp.
Escallonia spp.
Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis spp.)
Silver Bush (Convolvulus cneorum)
Leucadendron spp.
Protea spp.

Groundcovers

Fanflower (Scaevola spp.)
Seaside Daisy (Erigeron)
Gazanias
African Daisy (Osteospermum)
Native Sarsparilla (Hardenbergia)
Snake Vine (Hibbertia scandens)
Creeping Boobialla (Myoporum parvifolia)
Shore Juniper (Juniperus conferta)