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Coastal and Windswept Locations – Coastal Plants

Coastal plants will thrive in windy and exposed positions often where they are subjected to salt sprays as well as gales. This list of coastal plants is selected for its hardiness in tough conditions. However some of these coastal plants may need a windbreak or some sort of shelter to get started at least in the initial years and only a very few of them can be expected to grow unprotected on the very edge of a cliff.

This is our recommended selection for coastal areas, full plant list can be found by using the a-z in the main menu or using the plantfinder in the search bar above.
 

AGAVE americana
Century plant, Pulque
Large architectural grey leaves with spines, suitable for sheltered hot dry sunny locations
 
Small
£30.00
Unavailable
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Large
£65.00
Collect Only
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AGAVE americana 'Variegata'
Century plant, Pulque
 
Small
£30.00
Large
£65.00
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
ANTHEMIS cupaniana
White daisy
White daisy flowers, grey ferny foliage
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£12.50
Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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ARMERIA maritima 'Splendens'
Deep pink
 
1 to 1.5 Litre
£11.50
ARTEMISIA 'Powis Castle'
Very dainty silver grey foliage
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£13.50
BUDDLEJA globosa
Orange ball tree
Orange ball Buddleja
 
2 Litre
£25.00
Unavailable
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BUDDLEJA 'Lochinch'
Mauve blue
 
2 to 3 Litre
£15.00
BUPLEURUM fruticosum
Shrubby hare's ear
Excellent evergreen for coastal situations. Sea green foliage and yellow flowers. Difficult to propagate
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£16.50
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CEANOTHUS arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
Largest blue
 
2 to 3 Litre
£16.50
Large
£40.00
CENTRANTHUS ruber 'Albus'
White form
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£13.50
CHOISYA ternata 'Sundance'
Bright gold foliage
 
2 to 3 Litre
£15.50
CLEMATIS montana 'Tetrarose'
Deep pink. Ideal for coastal exposure
 
2 to 3 Litre
£18.00
CONVOLVULUS cneorum
Silver bush
Silver foliage, white flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.00
CORDYLINE australis
New Zealand cabbage palm
Green
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.00
Large
£50.00
Specimen
£145.00
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
Specimen
£150.00
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
CORYLUS avellana 'Contorta'
Contorted hazel, Corkscrew hazel, Harry Lauder's walking stick
Catkin flowers, contorted stems
 
Small
£25.00
Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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Large
£35.00
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
Monterey cypress
Erect. Rich gold colour best in the winter
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.50
Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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ESCALLONIA 'Apple Blossom'
Delicate pale pink with neat foliage
 
2 to 3 Litre
£13.50
EUCRYPHIA cordifolia
Broad columnar tree with wavy-edged leaves and smallish white flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£21.00
Unavailable
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EURYOPS pectinatus
Yellow daisy flowers, fine grey foliage
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£13.50
GARRYA elliptica
Long grey-green catkins (male)
 
2 to 3 Litre
£17.50
HEBE 'Wiri Cloud'
Pink flowers over a long period during summer. Compact small bushy shrub
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.50
Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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HEBE 'Wiri Image'
Racemes of violet flowers and pale green shoots
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.50
KNIPHOFIA 'Little Maid'
Pale lemon flower spike about 18 inches tall
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£14.50
LAVATERA 'Barnsley'
Flowers palest pink with red eye
 
2 to 3 Litre
£12.50
Available late spring to early summer 2026
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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LIBERTIA grandiflora
New Zealand satin flower
Pure white ixia-like flowers
 
Seeds
£5.00
1.5 to 2 Litre
£14.50
LUPINUS arboreus
Tree lupin
Tree lupin with pale yellow flowers
 
Seeds
£5.00
Unavailable
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1.5 to 2 Litre
£17.50
Available late spring to early summer 2026
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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OLEARIA x haastii
Tiny leaves, white daisy flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£13.50
OLEARIA x scilloniensis
Elongated silver leaves, white daisy bush
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.50
OZOTHAMNUS rosmarinifolius 'Silver Jubilee'
Silver grey foliage
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.50
PHLOMIS italica
Balearic Islands sage
White hairy stems and leaves with pale lilac flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£15.00
Available late spring to early summer 2026
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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QUERCUS ilex
Evergreen oak, Holm oak
Evergreen oak, excellent for windy or coastal conditions
 
Small
£15.00
Large
£80.00
Available Early Spring 2026
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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ROSA rugosa
Purplish-red
 
2 to 3 Litre
£12.00
Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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ROSA rugosa 'Alba'
White, single flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£12.00
ROSMARINUS officinalis 'Prostratus'
Pale blue, semi-prostrate
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£13.50
SAMBUCUS nigra 'Aurea'
Golden elder
Golden-yellow leaves
 
2 to 3 Litre
£16.50
SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus
Fine silver foliage, yellow flowers
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£12.50
TEUCRIUM fruticans
Stiff growth, silver foliage, pale blue flowers
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£14.50
TRACHYCARPUS fortunei
A slow growing architectural palm which develops a hairy trunk
 
Small
£22.00
Large
£75.00
Specimen
£325.00
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
Specimen
£375.00
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
Specimen
£650.00
Collect Only
Unfortunately this plant is too big to be sent by courier
It can only be purchased direct from the nursery.
ULEX europaeus
Common gorse
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£11.50
ULEX europaeus 'Flore Pleno'
Double gorse
Double flowering gorse
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£13.50
VIBURNUM tinus 'Eve Price'
Laurustinus
Buds carmine opening white, compact habit
 
2 to 3 Litre
£14.50
Large
£50.00
YUCCA filamentosa
Dwarfish yucca with white flowers
 
2 to 3 Litre
£18.50
Available late spring to early summer 2026
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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YUCCA gloriosa
Stiff, strongest spine tipped green leaves. Huge flower spikes of creamy-white flowers when mature
 
1.5 to 2 Litre
£18.50
Also Large
£60.00
Unavailable
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