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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.

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Bellis perennis 'Tasso White'

English daisy, True daisy, Common daisy, Bachelor's buttons, Marguerite

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Bergenia 'Diamond Drops'

Elephant's ear

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Betula 'Mount Apoi'

Birch, Hybrid birch

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Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill'

Erman's birch, Gold birch, Russian rock birch

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Betula utilis 'Wakehurst Place Chocolate'

Himalayan birch

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Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'

Himalayan birch, White barked Himalayan birch

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Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Grayswood Ghost'

Himalayan birch, White barked Himalayan birch

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Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Jermyns'

Himalayan birch, White barked Himalayan birch

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Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'

Himalayan birch, White barked Himalayan birch

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Brunnera macrophylla 'Sea Heart'

Greater forget-me-not

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Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

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Buddleja davidii 'Darent Valley'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

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Buddleja davidii 'Dartmoor'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

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Buddleja davidii Camberwell Beauty = 'Camkeep'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

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Buddleja davidii Nanho Purple = 'Monum'

Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia

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Buddleja x weyeriana 'Sungold'

Hybrid orange ball tree

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Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'

Littleleaf boxwood, Small leaved box

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Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima'

Box, Common boxwood, American boxwood

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Buxus sempervirens 'Latifolia Maculata'

Box, Common boxwood, American boxwood

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Calceolaria 'Calynopsis™ Orange'

Slipper flower

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Calceolaria 'Calynopsis™ Purple'

Slipper flower

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Campanula carpatica

Carpathian Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell

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Campanula carpatica 'Rapido Blue'

Carpathian Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell

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Campanula glomerata 'Freya'

Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower

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Campanula lactiflora 'Alba'

White flowered milky bellflower

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Campanula latiloba 'Highcliffe Variety'

Olympic bellflower

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Carpinus betulus

Common hornbeam, European hornbeam

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Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'

Pyramidal hornbeam, Common hornbeam, European hornbeam

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Chionochloa rubra

Red tussock grass, Red snow grass

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Clematis 'Abundance'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Alionushka'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Ascotiensis'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Bill Mackenzie'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Blekitny Aniol'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Constance'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Daniel Deronda'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Edith'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Etoile Violette'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Foxy'

Alpine clematis, Columbine

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Clematis 'Frances Rivis'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Fujimusume'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Helsingborg'

Alpine clematis, Columbine

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Clematis 'Huldine'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Ken Donson'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Kermesina'

Virgin's bower

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Clematis 'Lambton Park'

Golden clematis