This shrub has slender intricate branches with reddish-brown bark and forms a dense rounded habit. It has mid green linear leaves in clusters and the tiny bell-shaped yellowish flowers appear in small clusters during spring. 

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Plagianthus divaricatus is naturally found throughout New Zealand growing along the coast in salty marshes or around estuaries in moderately well drained to wet saline soils. It tolerates salt-laden winds in an open to exposed sunny position and is frost tolerant but drought tender. 

Coastal Ribbonwood is grown for its hardiness and its compact habit. It is planted in coastal gardens along borders as a hedge or planted around water features. It establishes in 2 to 3 years and is used in costal regeneration or planted in commercial sites or used as a hedging plant for coastal gardens. ID 2847

Note:
This plant is not commonly cultivated outside its native environment and may be difficult to obtained requiring a specialist nursery.

Plagianthus (pla-jee-AN-thus) divaricatus (de-var-ee-KAT-us)

Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee)
Cotton, Mallows and Hollyhocks