Clay, chalk, sandy & acidic soil
While many plants will grow in more challenging soils, it makes gardening easier to choose plants that prefer these soil types. ; Top tip: Use organic matter (bark chips, compost or soil improver) to give your soil a helping hand. For example with chalk and sandy soil, mulching with organic matter (bark chippings or compost) will conserve moisture. For clay soils, digging in organic matter (compost or soil improver) will lighten its structure and discourage compaction.
Acidic soil plants
1202 plants
Chalky soil plants
833 plants
Clay soil lovers
401 plants
Sandy soil plants
606 plants
All plants (1944)
Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum
Chrysanthemum like rhododendron
Rhododendron racemosum
Raceme flowered rhododendron
Rhododendron rubiginosum
Rusty leafed rhododendron
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Baron Schlippenbach's rhododendron, Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Swamp azalea, Sticky azalea, Swamp honeysuckle
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada'
Yakushima rhododendron
Ribes alpinum
Alpine currant, Currant
Ribes rubrum
Redcurrant, Whitecurrant
Ribes rubrum 'Blanka'
Whitecurrant 'Blanka'
Ribes rubrum 'Rovada'
Late red currant
Ribes uva-crispa 'Martlet'
Cooking & eating gooseberry
Rosa 'Adelaide d'Orleans'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Alexandre Girault'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Alibaba'
Climbing rose
Rosa 'Blanche Double de Coubert'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Bobbie James'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Buff Beauty'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa 'Cantabrigiensis'
Shrub rose, Cambridge rose
Rosa 'Celeste'
Alba rose, Celestial
Rosa 'Celsiana'
Damask rose
Rosa 'Cerise Bouquet'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Charles de Mills'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Constance Spry'
Climbing shrub rose
Rosa 'Cornelia'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa 'De Rescht'
Damask Portland rose
Rosa 'Debutante'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Dortmund'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Duc de Guiche'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Duchesse de Angouleme'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Duchesse de Montebello'
Gallica rose
Rosa 'Eye Love You'
Shrub rose (Persica type)
Rosa 'Felicia'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa 'Felicite Parmentier'
Alba rose
Rosa 'Ferdinand Pichard'
Hybrid perpetual rose
Rosa 'Fragrant Delight'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Francis E. Lester'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Francois Juranville'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Fritz Nobis'
Shrub rose
Rosa 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Fruhlingsgold'
Spinosissima hybrid rose
Rosa 'Gruss an Aachen'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Hansa'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Henri Martin'
Centifolia moss rose, Old red moss
Rosa 'Honorine de Brabant'
Bourbon rose
Rosa 'Imperatrice Josephine'
Gallica rose, Frankfurt rose
Rosa 'Ispahan'
Damask rose
Rosa 'Konigin von Danemarck'
Alba rose
Rosa 'Leverkusen'
Climbing (cluster-flowered) rose