Our location floods from time to time with brackish salt water. It also tends to freeze every year at least once. Here are nine plants that have a great chance to survive both freeze and flood.

Bird of Paradise Has survived multiple freezes and floods. https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/plant...

Star Jasmine 50/50 if it survives a freeze. Looks like a few inches of salt water will be no problem. This plant is pretty well established. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tr...

Giant Leopard Plant Freezes no problem. Looks resilient to salt water so far. https://www.bhg.com/giantleopardpla...

Peggy Martin Rose Survives freezes and salt water. https://www.southernliving.com/garden...

Victoria Blue Salvia Definitely survives freezes. Doesn't look like it will bounce back from salt water. https://garden.org/thread/view/75536/...

Bougainvillea Survives freezes. Survived recent salt water event. https://www.monrovia.com/beinspired/...

Mexican Oleander 50/50 if it will survive a freeze. Survived recent salt water event. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ca...

Spider Lilly Survives freezes. Survived recent salt water event. https://www.southernbulbs.com/hymenoc...

Mistflower Survives freezes. Survived recent salt water event. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/co...

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