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)
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
Aubrieta 'Blaumeise'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Blue Beauty'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Leichtlinii'
Rock rose
Aubrieta 'Somerford Lime'
Rock cress
Chrysanthemum 'Anastasia'
Clematis 'Ballet Skirt'
Alpine clematis, Downy clematis
Clematis 'Frankie'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Gillian Blades'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Rosy O'Grady'
Virgin's bower
Clematis Wisley = 'Evipo001'
Virgin's bower
Cyperus percamenthus
Dwarf papyrus, Egyptian paper reed
Dianthus 'Brilliant Star'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Carmine Letitia Wyatt'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus Peach Party = 'Kledg18305'
Carnation, Peach, Clove, Garden pinks
Epimedium x warleyense 'Orangekönigin'
Barrenwort
Erysimum 'Bowles's Me Away'
Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Treasure Red'
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Eupatorium purpureum 'Bartered Bride'
Joe Pye weed
Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Dazzler'
Fire wheels, Hybrid blanket flower
Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Ellen Pink'
Lenten rose, False rose, Eastern hellebore
Helleborus x hybridus 'Yellow Lady'
Lenten rose, False rose, Eastern hellebore
Helleborus x hybridus - red-flowered
Lenten rose, False rose, Eastern hellebore
Helleborus x lemperii 'HGC Lisann'
Christmas rose
Leucanthemum 'Macaroon'
Shasta daisy
Nemesia 'Lady Penelope'
Cape snapdragon
Penstemon 'Purple Passion'
Beard tongue
Persicaria macrophylla
Large-leaved knotweed, Round-flowered knotweed
Philadelphus 'Beauclerk'
Mock orange
Philadelphus 'Innocence'
Mock orange, Syringa
Pulmonaria 'Apple Frost'
Lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Maid'
Lungwort
Pulsatilla albana
Alba Longa pasque flower
Pulsatilla ambigua
Ambiguous pasque flower
Ranunculus montanus 'Molten Gold'
Mountain buttercup
Rubus fruticosus 'Ashton Cross'
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus 'Helen'
spineless
Rubus fruticosus 'Himalaya Giant'
Blackberry
Rubus idaeus 'Heritage'
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Polka'
Raspberry
Salvia blepharophylla
Eyelash leaf sage, Brandegee
Salvia elegans 'Tangerine'
Pineapple sage, Honey melon sage
Salvia splendens 'Sizzler Red'
Scarlet sage
Saxifraga fortunei 'Rubrifolia Nana'
Autumn saxifrage