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| Hi,
I'm hoping to get some suggestions for hardy, salt resistant roadside plants in full sun. They do not need to be too drought tolerant. Ideally I'm looking for a small bush or bushy plant. Thanks in advance! |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 15, 08 at 20:51
| Lilacs come to mind right off the bat since I have a hedge of them in full sun and they get plenty of road salts each winter season. There are smaller varieties than the common lilac - my hedge is 108 years old and has topped out at perhaps 15 feet. Here's a short salt tolerant list without regard to eventual sizes, etc. Junipers: Juniperus species |
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- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6/MA (My Page) on Mon, Oct 13, 08 at 8:13
| I was also looking for salt tolerant plants, but ground covers just for a small patch that will be about 2ft by 8ft that borders the street and the driveway. It is on the East side of a Maple and would only get a short amount of sun in the morning. Any ideas? |
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- Posted by petzold6596 8b (My Page) on Sun, Nov 23, 08 at 16:47
| Salt that injures plants is that soaks into the soil and then absorbed not the salt the residue accumulated on the leaves and stems. |
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| I live on an island only 100 yards from the Atlantic ocean. The soil is almost all sand. Yuccas do great out here. They grow fast and seem to love the salt everywhere. |
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