 |  Plant list: Wind tolerant plants
These tough plants are perfect for windswept spots. Most will also tolerate some salt spray, which makes them a good choice for coastal gardens.
| | | | Latin name: | | Escallonia | | | | Common name: | | Escallonia | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White to pink to red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1.5m to 3m x 1.2m to 3m (4.9ft to 9.8ft x 3.9ft x 9.8ft) | | | | Description: | |
These evergreen shrubs are commonly seen in coastal areas, where they are often used as hedging. To bloom profusely they need fertile soil and full sun.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Olearia | | | | Common name: | | Daisy bush | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrubs | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost to half-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White to lilac | | | | Leaf colour: | | Grey to dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m to 6m x 1.5m to 5m (3.3ft to 20ft x 4.9ft to 17ft) | | | | Description: | |
These evergreen shrubs are covered with daisy-like flowers in summer. They enjoy well-drained soil in a sunny spot. Some types, for example O. macrodonta, make good hedges.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Tamarix | | | | Common name: | | Tamarisk | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Pink | | | | Leaf colour: | | Blue-grey | | | | Height and spread: | | 4m x 6m (13.1ft x 20ft) | | | | Description: | |
This deciduous tree bears sprays of star-shaped flowers in summer. Particularly good in exposed coastal locations, they withstand strong winds.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Fagus sylvatica | | | | Common name: | | Beech | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Green or purple | | | | Height and spread: | | 25m x 20m (83ft x 67ft) | | | | Description: | |
This deciduous tree has oval, wavy-edged leaves, which are pale green when young, then dark green in summer, and finally orange-brown in autumn. Clipped hedges retain their dead leaves throughout the winter.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Prunus serotina | | | | Common name: | | Wild black cherry | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 15m x 12m (50ft x 40ft) | | | | Description: | |
This deciduous, spreading tree bears fragrant white flowers in spring. These are followed by red fruit which turns black in autumn.
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