Dodonea viscosa ‘Purpurea’ is hardy for many of you (Z9) and wind tolerant, including salt wind. It is a vigorous evergreen shrub (or even a small tree) with long purplish leaves, inconspicuous flowers followed by attractive, hop-like, pink capsules. Also salt-wind tolerant is Olearia macrodonta which has large, grey, leathery toothed leaves and can be used to make an informal hedge or windbreak. It is a Z8 which means that it is unlikely to succumb to a modern English winter. If you have lost (tut, tut) the hardiness rating cribsheet it is on the website or I can send you a fresh one.
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