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)
Stipa ichu
Ichu needle grass
Stipa tenuifolia
Slender leaved needle flower
Stipa tenuissima
Mexican hair grass, Mexican feather grass
Strobilanthes wallichii
Mexican petunia, Persian mosaic
Sutera Nova 'Everest Ice'
Sutera Nova Everest Dark Blue = 'INSUTEVDAB'
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'
Hairy lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Firmament'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Antoine Buchner'
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Mrs Edward Harding'
Common lilac
Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Esther Staley'
American lilac, Hyacinth flowered lilac
Syringa x josiflexa 'Bellicent'
Josiflexa lilac
Syringa x prestoniae 'Elinor'
Canadian hybrid lilac
Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
English yew, Common yew
Teucrium fruticans Indyho = 'Ventecu'
Shrubby germander
Teucrium pyrenaicum
Germander, Wood sage, Pyrenean wood sage
Thalictrum Splendide White = 'Fr21034'
Meadow rue
Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Kew Beauty'
Bamboo
Tiarella Raspberry Sundae = 'Gosund'
Foamflower
Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham Isaac and Jacob
Tradescantia 'Concord Grape'
Spiderwort, Spider lily, Trinity flower, Devil in the pulpit, Giant spiderwort
Tradescantia andersoniana 'JS® Brainstorm'
Spiderwort
Tradescantia Andersoniana Group 'Blue and Gold'
Spiderwort
Tradescantia Andersoniana Group 'Little Doll'
Spiderwort
Tricyrtis formosana Pink Freckles = 'INNOTRIPF'
Toad lily
Tricyrtis hirta 'Akashan Daisy'
Japanese toad lily
Tulbaghia cominsii 'Fancy Pants'
Wild garlic
Tulipa 'Timeless'
Tulip
Ulmus x hollandica 'Dampieri Aurea'
Hybrid elm
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Patriot'
Blueberry patriot
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Spartan'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium floribundum
Bilberry
Vaccinium glaucoalbum
Bilberry, White leaf viburnum
Vaccinium ovatum
Californian huckleberry, Evergreen huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Californian huckleberry, Evergreen huckleberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Koralle Group
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Verbascum 'Gainsborough'
Mullein
Verbascum creticum 'WALVERBEE'
Mullein
Verbascum phoeniceum Citrus Champagne = 'VBB1'
Mullein
Verbena 'Little Annie'
Vervain
Verbena 'Margaret's Memory'
Vervain
Verbena 'Santos Purple'
Slender vervain
Verbena bonariensis 'Meteor Shower'
Purpletop vervain
Verbena Lavender Lace = 'Verbace'
Common verbena, Common vervain
Veronica 'Lancita Purple'
Spike speedwell
Veronica Dark Blue Moody Blues™ = 'Novaverblu'
Speedwell