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)
Ribes uva-crispa 'Invicta'
Cooking & eating gooseberry
Rosa 'Albertine'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Aloha'
Climbing rose
Rosa 'Arthur Bell'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Ballerina'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa 'Bleu Magenta'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Chinatown'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Compassion'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'
Centifolia rose
Rosa 'Felicite Perpetue'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Gardeners' Glory'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa 'Just Joey'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa 'Korresia'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa 'Madame Gregoire Staechelin'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa 'Maigold'
Climbing rose
Rosa 'New Dawn'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Rambling Rector'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay'
Rugosa rose
Rosa 'Sander's White Rambler'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'Seagull'
Rambling rose
Rosa 'William Lobb'
Centifolia moss rose, Duchesse d'istrie
Rosa Alexander = 'Harlex'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Bonica = 'Meidomonac'
Ground cover rose
Rosa Charlotte = 'Auspoly'
Shrub rose
Rosa Congratulations = 'Korlift'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Dancing Queen = 'Fryfeston'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa Dawn Chorus = 'Dicquasar'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose, Climbing rose
Rosa Dublin Bay = 'Macdub'
Climbing (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Elina = 'Dicjana'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Fascination = 'Poulmax'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Fellowship = 'Harwelcome'
Climbing China rose
Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'
Rambling rose, Kiftsgate rose, Slender stalked rose
Rosa Flower Carpet White = 'Noaschnee'
Ground cover rose
Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'
Gallica rose, Rosa mundi, French rose, Provin's rose
Rosa Gertrude Jekyll = 'Ausbord'
Shrub rose
Rosa glauca
Shrub rose, Red-leaved rose
Rosa Golden Celebration = 'Ausgold'
Shrub rose, Edible rose
Rosa Graham Thomas = 'Ausmas'
Shrub rose
Rosa Iceberg = 'Korbin'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Indian Summer = 'Peaperfume'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Ingrid Bergman = 'Poulman'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Leaping Salmon = 'Peamight'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa Mountbatten = 'Harmantelle'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Nostalgia = 'Taneiglat'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Peace = 'Madame A. Meilland'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Penny Lane® = 'Hardwell'
Climbing tea rose
Rosa Perennial Blue = 'Mehv9601'
Rambling rose, Climbing rose