Salt Tolerant Plants

8-14" spiked clusters of up to 40 pinkish-red ball-like buds open to yellow butterfly-like blooms, then fade to a deep orange and gold, and finally turning to a deep reddish-orange to red. This large growing shrub to tender shrub-like perennial makes a fantastic show throughout summer. Give it plenty of room and a well-drained, moderately fertile soil, preferably in full sun. Plant with caution as butterflies and hummingbirds will repeatedly attack the flowers. Item # 571.

Pinkish-purple, rarely white, foxglove-like flowers are produced singly and in small clusters beginning in midsummer and continuing into fall. The flowers attract bees and other pollinators and the plant itself serves as a caterpillar host plant for Buckeye Butterflies. Purple False Foxglove, Agalinis fasciculata, develops into a generally single-stemmed, loosely branching upright growing plant with fine deep green foliage. This native annual is common along the Gulf Coast and southern East Coast and as far north as southern Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia. This excellent summer flowering native may only be an annual but it produces copious amounts of tiny seeds to help ensure its return the following season. Interestingly, Purple False Foxglove is a hemi-parasite (it can be grown alone in a container and so this does not seem to be a requirement) on herbaceous plants and grasses though it does not seem to do its neighbors any real harm. Item# 11789

Purple Heart Jew produces dark purplish-red, thick succulent foliage in a moderately dense mass. This is a heat and drought resistant cold hardy perennial that is as well suited to the garden and landscape as it is spilling from containers. Summer brings sporadic rich pink flowers, though it is mostly grown for its foliage. The foliage coloration tends to be darkest when grown in a full to partly sunny location. An easy and reliable perennial groundcover and indoor or patio plant. Item# 575

Small clusters of lightly fragrant purple and lavender flowers are born from summer to frost on this easy and adaptable perennial. With a low, naturally spreading to weeping habit Purple Trailing Lantana makes an excellent choice for the garden or as a spiller in mixed containers. Excellent for butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Hardy and considered to be non-invasive. Item# 10506.

Deep fuchsia pink blooms are a standout among the beautiful cream and white edged foliage. A vigorous tropical vine great for hanging baskets, color bowls, or on a trellis. Item # 1074

The large glowing red 'parent' flowers of the original El Capitolio Hibiscus appear to have a second smaller double bloom that is held out away from it creating a 'poodled' effect. The El Capitolio Hibiscus have the potential to flower throughout the year under good conditions and with enough warmth and sunlight.The large blooms often have a streak of white adding to their tropical beauty. Their unique form, flower size, vigor, and flower power all make the El Capitolio Hibiscus types some of our favorites for large tropical specimens. They can be used as formal or informal shrubs for hedging and screens, as tree forms, or even trained into large espalier. Item# 610.

The Red Firecracker Fern produces loads of 1" showy red tubular flowers that are born in large loose clusters throughout the warmer months of the year or nearly year round where winters are mild. Excellent for Hummingbirds! This is a durable and long-lived, clump forming perennial that requires little additional care once well-established. The Firecracker Fern has excellent heat and sun tolerance as well as moderate drought resistance once well-established. It is even listed as being suitable for xeriscaping. Firecracker Fern is listed as a Texas A&M Outstanding Coastal Plant. Item# 417.

Red Grape Spiderwort produces up to 1-1/2" wide, dark fuchsia pink flowers atop loads of sturdy stems and blue-green foliage in spring and summer. It was given four stars in trials by the Chicago Botanic Gardens for its long season of flowering, disease resistance and cold hardiness among other factors. Spiderwort is an easy and reliable perennial that lends itself to cottage gardens, naturalistic settings, and containers. Item #10766.

Deep reddish-orange, 2" daisy-like blooms with orange centers are borne on a vigorous twining vine with rich green foliage. Blooming spring to fall. Item # 612.

2-3" wide reddish orange to brick-red orchid-like blossoms are produced in clusters from summer and into fall are held against the blue-green bi-lobed foliage. The Red Orchid Tree is a naturally sprawling medium to large evergreen to deciduous tropical shrub and can easily be trained into a small tree, pruned into a shrub form, or even as a vine over a small arbor in mild winter climates. This beautiful Bauhinia can also be enjoyed as a container plant or espalier. The flowers attract a variety of pollinators including butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. A South African species, Pride of de Kaap is drought resistant once well established but will flower best with average moisture, a well-drained, fertile soil, and full sunlight. Wind tolerant as well. Item# 11012 

Red Spread Lantana produces clusters flowers that open orange and then darken to deep rich red on a mounding to spreading plant. Lantanas are excellent free flowering perennials that love the heat and the sun. Use Red Spread as a ground cover or allow it spill from large containers. Great for butterflies and other pollinators. Item# 10104.

Glossy rich green new growth with pink overtones emerges in spring and matures to a glossy dark green in summer and returns to its colorful side in fall when it reverts to purple-green in fall and winter. Clusters of fragrant, 1/2'', white, bell shaped flowers are born from May to frost. Compact habit. Item # 9196.

Sweetly fragrant 4-6" high pink candles are borne in summer on this upright to spreading deciduous shrub. Ruby Spice Clethra or Sweet Pepper Bush is an easy grow with few pests or diseases. Withstands wet soils and seaside locations.The Clethras or Sweet Pepper Bushes are naturally suckering deciduous shrubs and are also notoriously slow to leaf out in spring but the fragrant summer flowers make it worth the wait. Item# 363

Just when you thought you had seen it all and then you encounter this rare form of Confederate Jasmine with its decidedly pink flowers and wonderful fragrance are produced over an extended period in spring! The rich dark green glossy foliage provides the perfect foil for the flowers and its evergreen too! A popular, and durable vine with a twining habit that is able to climb our southern pine species without any assistance. Requires minimal care once established. Item# 3038

The large, glowing orange and red flowers appear in spring and early summer in dense wisteria like sprays. The Scarlet Wisteria develops into a medium to large shrub with mimosa like foliage. Remove the spent flowers and seedheads to help promote repeat flowering. The beautiful pea-like flowers attract a variety of bees. Provide a full to mostly sunny site for optimum flowering and vigor. Item# 634.

Dense spikes of golden yellow flowers cover the upper 2/3's of this plant for an extended period beginning in mid to late summer and continuing into fall. Seaside Goldenrod is a clump forming native perennial common in coastal areas whose nectar rich flowers provide a much needed food source to fall migrating Monarch butterflies along with other butterflies, bees, and many garden beneficials. Deep green smooth foliage adorns the stems. This is a salt tolerant species that is more compact in poor and salt laden soils but in rich garden soil it is known to reach 6-8' high. Pinching out the growing tips in late spring will help to create a fuller more compact plant. Provide a full to mostly sunny location but it is otherwise adaptable to a wide variety of soil types from wet clay to sand. Item# 11627

Large deep red bottlebrush-like flowers are produced at the ends of the arching stems in spring and sporadically through summer on large established plants. Semmes' Hardy Bottlebrush was selected as much for its cold hardiness (large well-established plants have increased cold hardiness over young tender plants) as for its habit and flowering potential. Bronze tinged new growth follows the flush of spring flowers that are sure to attract hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other garden beneficials. Semmes' Hardy Bottlebrush has a naturally compact and rounded 4-5' x 4-5' habit with somewhat arching evergreen branches. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in a well-drained soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 11886

The Smith Fig is an heirloom Louisiana variety that was introduced by Becnel Nursery near New Orleans, Louisiana. It produces large yellow fruit with a sweet red flesh. A drop of honeydew exudes from the eye which minimizes spoiling and makes Becnel's Smith Fig a choice variety for southeastern gardens. Image courtesy of F. Carter. Item# 9910

Rosy pink new growth matures to white and deep rich green creating a snowfall of color in the garden. A beautiful form of the ever durable Asiatic Jasmine. An excellent ground cover for sun to shade. Evergreen and dense. item# 1188.

Soeur Agnes or Sister Agnes is a free flowering Oleander that produces large clusters of 1", lightly fragrant, white blossoms for much of the summer and is intermediate in growth habit. Oleanders are an excellent choice for coastal regions with excellent drought and salt tolerance. Use them as windbreaks, as a screen, or as part of a shrub border and they can even be trained into tree standards. Sister Agnes is not as cold hardy as some and is likely best suited for zones 9 and warmer. Item# 732.