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)
Vitis 'Cabernet Sauvignon'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Lakemont seedless'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Muscat Bleu'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Phonix'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Pinot Blanc'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Pixie Riesling'
Grape vine
Vitis 'Seyval Blanc'
Grape vine
Vitis vinifera 'Ciotat'
Parsley leaved grape
Vitis vinifera 'Madeleine Silvaner'
Grape vine
Vitis vinifera 'Muller Thurgau'
Grape vine
Vitis vinifera 'Orion'
Grape vine
Weigela 'Praecox Variegata'
Weigela coraeensis
Wisteria brachybotrys f. albiflora 'Shiro-kapitan'
Silky wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'
Japanese wisteria
Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga
Japanese wisteria
x Amarine tubergenii
Hybrid Amaryllis x Nerine
x Heucherella Pink Revolution = 'Heupire030'
Foamy bells
x Phyllosasa tranquillans
Inyouchikuzoku, Mount hiba bamboo
x Phyllosasa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'
Inyouchikuzoku, Mount hiba bamboo
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Yellowhorn
Calluna vulgaris 'Alicia'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Kinlochruel'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Trio Girl'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Deschampsia flexuosa 'Tatra Gold'
Wavy hair grass, Crinkled hair grass, Common hair grass
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
Perennial pea, Broad leaved everlasting pea, Large leaved lathyrus, Wild sweet pea
Nepeta x faassenii 'Kit Cat'
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint
Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'
Japanese spurge
Ribes rubrum 'Red Lake'
Mid-season red currant
Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Red'
Cooking & eating gooseberry
Rosa 'Belvedere'
Rambling rose
Rosa Crimson Cascade = 'Fryclimbdown'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose, Turkestan rose, Hedgehog rose
Rubus idaeus
Raspberry, Wild raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Tulameen'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus Tayberry Group
Tayberry
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Bouquetta'
Perennial sage
Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'
Grefsheim spiraea
Achillea 'Peter Cottontail'
Yarrow
Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'
Golden foxtail, Meadow foxtail, Common foxtail grass
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica
Alpine Rock Wall Cress
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Rosea'
Alpine Rock Wall Cress
Arabis blepharophylla
Fringed Leaf Rock Cress
Arabis blepharophylla 'Rote Sensation'
Fringed Leaf Rock Cress
Arctotis Opera™ Series
African Daisy
Aubrieta 'Belisha Beacon'
Rock cress