At present we have, 42 Plants Suitable for Windbreaks and Hedges.
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| 'Romerillo' (Asteraceae) Tough customer growing wild on Tierra del Fuego, Has no great beauty of flower but has a good dense, glossy, small & hard deep green evergreen foliage on red-flushed young stems with a stiff upright bushy habit. Can be used as coastal hedging. evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¦ π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L |
| 'Darwin's barberry' (Berberidaceae) An evergreen arching shrub with spiny dark green glossy leaves, hundreds of golden orange-yellow flowers in spring followed by bluish-black berries loved by birds. Easily grown & can be used in an informal hedge. Irregular shaped evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ πππ π π¦ π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| (Berberidaceae) Deciduous spiny stemmed upright growing stems with rich purple round leaves colouring red in autumn. small soft yellow flowers in early spring, small purple-black berries in late summer/autumn. deciduous shrub. β1.5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (3) π π π π¦ π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Senecio renoldii 'Muttonbird shrub' (Asteraceae) One of the most salt wind tolerant shrubs, it makes a large solid bush in even the most exposed places. The large thick round evergreen emerald green leaves are like boot leather. Great for solid coastal windbreaks. A common wild plant on Stewart Island at the bottom of New Zealand, people used to send postcards written on it's leaves from there. The common name 'muttonbird shrub' really refers to the habitat type it often occupies in the wild; where it is the co-dominant species along with Dracophyllum longifolium under which 'muttonbirds' (Sooty Shearwater) have their burrows. Rounded evergreen shrub. β2-3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ πππ π π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| 'Butterfly bush' (Scrophulariaceae) A Buddleja fallowiana & davidii hybrid that originated in Wigtownshire in the 1950s it has attractive grey foliage, white young growth & lilac-blue highly scented cones of flowers from mid to late summer. shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (5) π π΅ π π π¦ π π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| 'Orange ball tree' (Scrophulariaceae) Vigorous large shrub with fragrant balls of orange-yellow flowers in early summer, this form has larger richer-coloured flowers than the typically encountered form. Unlike Buddleja davidii it dislikes heavy pruning. Rounded evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) π π΅π π π π¦ π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. C. frigidus 'C' / C. x watereri 'C.' (Rosaceae) Small semi-evergreen tree or large shrub, with upright stems. Narrow emerald green leaves, white flowers in early summer followed by particularly large & numerous red berries in late summer & autumn. Upright semi-evergreen shrub. β5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) π π΅π π π¦ π π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L |
| (Escalloniaceae) Named for the gardener who first discovered this plant as a seedling at Caerhays in Cornwall. It is an evergreen shrub of uncommon quality. Dark glossy green leaves & white flowers are arranged in pyramidal panicles at the end of branches in late summer. evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π π π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| (Escalloniaceae) Showy cultivar with rounded leaf and lots of slightly two-toned cherry red flowers from early June, slightly earlier than most varieties. With regular clipping makes a great hedge. shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Escalloniaceae) From Brittany a new compact, smaller growing form of the popular coastal evergreen Chilean shrub. Masses of showy big mid pink blunt cones of flowers all summer and repeat flowering in autumn. Great for big tubs or low hedges. Bushy evergreen shrub. β1.2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π π¨PBR | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.50 |
| (Escalloniaceae) Probably the best & toughest Escallonia variety for hedging by the sea. As the name suggests, redder flowers and a more upright growth habit than the normal E. rubra var. macrantha, but equally vigorous. Upright evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Onagraceae) This excellent large hardy Fuchsia has matt deep green leaves and flowers with green tipped white sepals and a palest pink corolla. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| 'Wild Fuchsia' (Onagraceae) Justifiably the most common hardy Fuchsia. Rather rounded scarlet sepals, dark purple narrow corolla. Excellent & very frost hardy deciduous shrub, good for coastal hedging. Dumpier flowers than F. magellanica. Bushy deciduous shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (6) ππ π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| (Onagraceae) Bushy hardy Fuchsia with small leaves and masses of slender white and violet flowers all summer. Compact deciduous shrub. β1.2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ ππ π | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Onagraceae) Smaller growing, very hardy deciduous Fuchsia with small leaves and striking slender flowers with a white calyx and a plumy pink corolla produced all summer. A really good plant & apparently hardier than plain old F. magellanica. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) ππ π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Griseliniaceae) A variegated Griselinia, with a large pale cream splash in the middle of the leaf & an apple-green margin. Large evergreen shrub much used in West Coast gardens. evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L |
| 'Papauma' / 'Kapuka' (Griseliniaceae) A new Dutch bred form of this popular New Zealand hedging plant, it is selected to be naturally bushier, so should form a compact hedge quicker with smaller leaves than our normal form. Bushy evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) πππ π΅π β π¨PBR | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| (Plantaginaceae) Vigorous very salt tolerant Hebe with rounded leaves & short open spikes of pink flowers in mid summer. We originally got this H. eliptica hybrid of unknown origin from the late John Collier a customer & Hebe enthusiast from Lewis. A good coastal hedging plant. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ π π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. H. parviflora var. angustifolia 'W.L.' (Plantaginaceae) A very good large shrub with attractive very narrow leaves that will reliably put on a good show in mid-late summer of hundreds of neat tight narrow spears of white flowers. Can be used in mixed coastal hedges. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| 'Red manuka' / 'Red tea tree' (Myrtaceae) Vigorous evergreen large bush with small narrow dark leaves with grey silky hairs & masses of two-tone 2cm flowers, emerging pink & darkening red produced in early summer. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (9) π π΅π π π¦ π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Asteraceae) One of the best flowering of the genus, a vigorous plant with an upright habit, masses of white flowers in late spring. Use as a spectacular quick hedge in milder, moderately sheltered sites. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| (Asteraceae) Grey-felted branches green leaves, flowers white, crimson in bud produced in summer. A quick growing upright shrub hailing from wet sub-alpine heaths in SE Australia & Tasmanian but is adaptable to soil drainage & performs very well by the sea. Upright evergreen shrub. β2.5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ππ¦π π π¦ π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Asteraceae) Upright evergreen Tasmanian shrub from stony coasts. Differs from the more normal bog-loving form in having slender shoots with longer, much thinner and greyer foliage and fuller heads of off white flowers though without such rich bud colouration. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ π π¦ π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Cassinia / Helichrysum v. 'Tauhinu' (Asteraceae) Dense small rounded, glossy green evergreen leaves & tight heads of white candytuft flowers from red buds in late summer. Very tough & adaptable NZ bush, it is to be found as far south as Auckland Island in the Sub-Antarctic. Upright evergreen shrub. β1m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ππ¦π π π¦ π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| Syn. P. 'Mandarino' (Rosaceae) A compact evergreen with glossy dark green leaves, these are brilliant red when young. White flowers in early summer. Popular plant for urban hedges due to it's polution and road salt tolerance, on the West Coast it likes a warmer posistion. Bushy evergreen shrub. β2.5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (7) π π΅π π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| 'k?h?h?' (Pittosporaceae) Bushy small evergreen tree, often clipped into a shrub. Pale green leaves variegated with a cream margin and flushing pink all over in winter. Small scented maroon flowers hidden in the leaf axils in late spring and early summer. Large evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) πππ ππ π π | |
| Shrub 2L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Dasiphora f. (Rosaceae) Very tough deciduous shrub with masses of pure white flowers from May to September. Larger growing than most forms of shrubby Potentilla. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (3) π ππ¦π π π¦ π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia (Asteraceae) An S.avicenniifolia hybrid with leaves that remind me of mature Holm Oak (Quercus cerris), though larger & with white daisy flowers in late summer. Good large evergreen shrub for coastal gardens or hedging. Named for an Anglo-Irish Australasian plant enthusiast. Bushy evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia a. (Asteraceae) An excellent shrub for coastal situations. The foliage is similar to O. macrodonta, though not as rigid & with hardly any toothing. The sweetly fragrant flowers make a mass of white in late spring & early summer, among the first Kiwi species to flower. Upright evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L |
| Syn. Olearia c. (Asteraceae) It would be too hard to find another plant that could reliably cover so much of it's self in flower. In early summer umbels of white daisies smother the plant. Narrow elliptic lanceolate slightly glossy green evergreen leaves. Broad evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia l. (Asteraceae) Slender erect branches & very narrow pale pea green leaves, inconspicuous sweet smelling flowers in mid summer. Looks a bit like an upright evergreen willow, grows very rapidly & highly adaptable. Excellent for quick coastal shelter planting. Upright evergreen shrub. β4m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia s. (Asteraceae) Compact small-leaved shrub with greenish-yellow shoots, white star-like flowers in autumn. Gives off a lovely atmosphere of marzipan scent when in flower & on cold winter days. From exposed coastal scrub in New Zealand. Rounded evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia t. 'Chatham Island ake ake' (Asteraceae) One of the most wind tolerant trees or large shrubs on the planet. Rounded shiny green opposite leaves which are silver-white beneath. Fast growing, clips into a large hedge & can be grown in pure sand! Upright evergreen shrub. βTo 6m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (9) π π΅ π π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia t. (Asteraceae) A variegated form of one of the most wind tolerant trees or large shrubs on the planet. Rounded shiny green opposite leaves with a gold splash in the centre & silver-white underneath, which flutter aspen-like in the breeze. Upright evergreen shrub. β4m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (9) π π΅ π π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia v. 'Twiggy tree daisy' (Asteraceae) Upright wiry silky black stems with opposite axils baring clusters of three deciduous 2cm long oblanceolate olive green leaves silky silver below. Tiny lightly scented ivory flowers in late summer. Good hardy dense twiggy screening plant. Upright deciduous shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅ π π π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L |
| Syn. Olearia x c. (Asteraceae) Small rounded leaves, white starry flowers in early-mid summer on older plants. Has a distinctive tight divaricating (like a roll of squashed chicken wire) habit which makes it great for a naturally thick small hedge. Most attractive in moderate exposure. Bushy evergreen shrub. β1.5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia x m. 'Arorangi' / 'New Zealand holly' (Asteraceae) Leathery grey-green leaves with wavy teeth on the margins. Masses of sweetly scented white daisies in June. We use this vigorous, tough plant more than any other for shelter planting by the sea. Rounded evergreen shrub. β3m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π π¨π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia x m. (Asteraceae) One of the best large evergreen foliage plants, stiff long narrow leaves (from O. lacunosa) grey-green above, buff below with small blunt toothing (from O. illicifolia). Zennor was the garden of W. Arnold-Forster near Lands End. Rounded evergreen shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) ππ π΅π π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £10.00 |
| Syn. Olearia x o. (Asteraceae) Dusty leaden grey leaves with white backs, many white daisies above the foliage in summer. One of the most garden worthy Shawias, tough & looks good year-round. Useful for lower coastal hedges. shrub. β1.2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) π π΅π π π¨π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| Syn. Drimys l. 'Tasmanian pepper bush' (Winteraceae) Evergreen shrub or small tree with dark foliage & red stems. These are male plants which are required to pollinate a female for berries. The exceedingly numerous flowers of the male are more attractive due to their pale yellow stamens. Bushy evergreen shrub. β2.5m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (8) πππ πππ π π¦ π¨ | |
| Shrub 3L - £10.00 |
| (Caprifoliaceae) Popular deciduous variegated shrub, cream and pale green foliage accompanied by pale pink tubular flowers in early summer. Easy and hardy. Upright deciduous shrub. β2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (5) ππ π π¦ π π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |
| (Caprifoliaceae) Masses of purple-pink tubular flowers in clusters in late spring & early summer amongst bronze flushed foliage. Bushy deciduous shrub. β1.2m |
| Cultural preferences: HZ (5) ππ π π¦ π¨ | |
| Shrub 2L - £9.00 |