Plant Care Guides / Outdoor & Coastal / Medium shrubs
Exotic (Australian) | Easy Care | Medium shrubs
The salt bush is a tough, dense, silver-grey Australian shrub that does exactly what its name suggests: it thrives in salty, coastal conditions that would kill most plants.
It has small, arrow-shaped, grey-green to silver leaves and an upright, bushy habit that clips well into a hedge or screen. It is one of the best choices for the front line of a coastal garden, the fully exposed position where the salt spray hits hardest. It handles wind, drought, sandy soil and alkaline conditions, and it stays dense and green when other plants burn. It is not showy, but it is the plant you put between the sea and the rest of your garden.
1.5 to 2.5 m tall and about 1.5 m wide. Easily trimmed smaller.
Moderate to fast.
Coastal front-line hedge, screen, windbreak, salt-spray barrier. Use it to create a sheltered zone behind which more sensitive plants can grow.
Full sun. It is built for open, exposed positions.
Any well-drained soil, including sandy, alkaline and poor coastal conditions. Handles salt in the soil as well as the air.
Drought-tolerant once established. Water while settling in.
Minimal. It thrives in poor soil and does not need rich feeding.
Clips well into a formal or informal hedge. Prune to shape as needed.
Ask about availability. WhatsApp us to check what is currently in stock, or visit the nursery and we will help you choose the right plant for your spot.
