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These tough plants are perfect for windswept spots. Most will also tolerate some salt spray, which makes them a good choice for coastal gardens.

Escallonia
 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.


Olearia, Daisy bush
 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.


Tamarix, Tamarisk
 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.


Fagus sylvatica, Beech
 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.


Prunus serotina, Wild black cherry
 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.



Related plant lists:


Hedging plants
Wind tolerant plants