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)
Rosa The Simple Life® = 'Hartrifle'
Climbing rose
Rosa The Times Rose = 'Korpeahn'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Thomas A Becket = 'Auswinston'
Shrub rose
Rosa virginiana
Shrub rose, Virginia rose
Rosa White Star™ = 'Harquill'
Climbing rose
Rosa x alba 'Alba Semiplena'
Alba rose, White rose, White rose of York
Rosa xanthina 'Canary Bird'
Shrub rose
Rosa Your Lovely Eyes = 'WEKnecflopats'
Shrub rose (Persica type)
Rubus arcticus
Arctic bramble, Arctic raspberry, All fieldberry
Rubus biflorus
White stemmed bramble
Rubus Boysenberry
Boysenberry
Rubus boysenberry, thornless
Boysenberry
Rubus cockburnianus 'Goldenvale'
Whitewashed bramble, Cockburn's bramble
Rubus fruticosus 'Karaka Black'
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus 'Loch Ness'
thornless
Rubus fruticosus 'Loch Tay'
Early season blackberry, Thornless blackberry
Rubus fruticosus 'Oregon Thornless'
Parsley leaved bramble
Rubus fruticosus 'Reuben'
thornless
Rubus fruticosus 'Variegatus'
Variegated blackberry
Rubus idaeus 'Glen Magna'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Malling Jewel'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Octavia'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus idaeus Himbo Top = 'Rafzaqu'
Autumn fruiting raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Purple flowered raspberry, American bramble
Rubus parviflorus
Thimbleberry, Salmonberry
Rubus setchuenensis
Setchuan bramble, thornless
Rubus spectabilis 'Olympic Double'
Salmonberry
Rubus thibetanus
Ghost bramble, Tibet bramble
Rudbeckia 'Flamenco Dark Orange'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia 'Glitters like Gold'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia 'Summerdaisy's Double Apricot'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia 'Summerdaisy's Pink and Lemon'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia 'Summerina Sugar Shake'
Coneflower
Rudbeckia 'Sunbeckia Luna®'
Coneflower
Rudbeckia 'Sunbeckia Maya®'
Coneflower
Rudbeckia 'Sunbeckia Ophelia®'
Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Forever Gold'
Black-eyed Susan, Orange coneflower, Prairie coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Flame'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Velvet Flame'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Golden Zen Yuna'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'SmileyZ™ Joyful'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia Little Dreamer = 'Arkrem'
Coneflower
Salix daphnoides 'Aglaia'
Violet willow
Salix helvetica
Swiss willow, Swiss sallow
Salix lanata
Woolly willow
Salvia 'Amante'
Garden sage
Salvia 'Blue Note'
Hybrid sage, Autumn sage, Texas sage