Chalky soil plants
Chalky soil is very "light" and topsoil can be thin, water drains through very quickly so it's prone to dry out and be low in nutrients. The chalk also makes the soil alkaline. Plants that are adapted to this kind of soil will do best.
Bamboos
6 plants
Climbing plants
70 plants
Grasses
33 plants
Perennials - autumn flowering
194 plants
Perennials - spring flowering
208 plants
Perennials - summer flowering
117 plants
Perennials - winter flowering
37 plants
Roses
41 plants
Shrubs (bushes) and structural plants
119 plants
Soft fruit - bushes, plants and vines
44 plants
Trees
24 plants
All plants (832)
Salvia greggii Bobby Dazzler = 'Dysler'
Autumn sage
Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi'
Cherry sage, Graham's sage, Myrtle sage
Salvia microphylla 'Kew Red'
Cherry sage, Graham's sage, Myrtle sage
Salvia microphylla 'Wendy's Surprise'
Cherry sage, Graham's sage, Myrtle sage
Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon'
Cherry sage, Graham's sage, Myrtle sage
Salvia microphylla var. microphylla
Delta leaf sage
Salvia microphylla var. microphylla 'La Foux'
Cherry sage, Graham's sage, Myrtle sage
Salvia microphylla var. microphylla 'Newby Hall'
Cherry sage, Graham's sage, Myrtle sage
Salvia nemerosa Dancing Dolphins = 'Tgs1'
Violet sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'
Dwarf anise-scented sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Caramia'
Violet sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Lubecca'
Wild sage, Violet sage, Woodland sage, Perennial salvia
Salvia nemorosa 'Synchro Blue'
Violet sage
Salvia Oriental Dove = 'Dysmau'
Perennial sage
Salvia Regal® Lavender = 'Dysvend'
Hybrid sage
Salvia Regal® Rose = 'Dysose'
Hybrid sage
Salvia Regal® Salmon = 'Dyssar'
Hybrid sage
Salvia splendens 'Vanguard Red'
Scarlet sage
Salvia Sunshine Dream = 'Dysyel'
Hybrid sage
Salvia transsylvanica 'Blue Spire'
Transylvanian sage
Salvia Tropicolour Carmine = 'Troprd24'
Sage
Salvia Tropicolour Claret = 'Tropdwn24'
Sage
Salvia verticillata Blue Metallica = 'Pinica'
Lilac sage
Salvia x sylvestris 'Blauhugel'
Woodland sage, Salvia
Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue By You'
Woodland sage
Salvia x sylvestris 'Viola Klose'
Woodland sage, Salvia
Sambucus nigra f. laciniata
Fern leaved elder, Cut leaved elder, Parsley leaved elder, Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Saxifraga 'Mount Nachi'
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Rubrifolia'
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga 'So Saxy Apple White'
Saxifrage
Saxifraga 'So Saxy Cherry Blossom'
Saxifrage
Saxifraga 'So Saxy Rose Pink'
Saxifrage
Saxifraga fortunei
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga Mossy Group - pink and white-flowered
Saxifrage, Mossy saxifrage
Scabiosa caucasica 'Clive Greaves'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica 'Miss Willmott'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa incisa 'Kudo Pink'
Pincushion flower
Sedum 'Coral Jade'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Globe Purple'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Spellbound'
Stonecrop
Sedum sieboldii 'Dragon'
October plant, October daphne, Misebaya
Shibataea kumasaca
Okame-zasa, Bamboo
Spiraea betulifolia 'Tor Gold'
White spiraea, Birch leaf spiraea
Spiraea japonica 'Candlelight'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea japonica 'Dart's Red'
Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet
Spiraea thunbergii
Thunberg's spiraea
Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'
Bishop's wort, Betony
Stipa calamagrostis
Silver spike grass, Silver spear grass