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Plants that Grow in Most Soils

If you don’t know what kind of soil you have then you should choose one of the plants on the list below. These plants don’t really care what soil they are growing in - provided they are kept reasonably well fed and watered.

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Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
From £7.99
9cm pot
6 × 9cm pots
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

20% off

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
From £38.99
3 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
From £37.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Kniphofia Nancy's Red
Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Kniphofia Poco Sunset (Poco Series)
Kniphofia 'Poco Sunset' (Poco Series)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1 (1)
Lysimachia atropurpurea Beaujolais
Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 17 (17)
Mahonia nitens Cabaret (PBR)
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Malus Royalty

20% off

Malus 'Royalty'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Malva × clementii Barnsley
Malva × clementii 'Barnsley'
£21.99
2 litre pot
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 8 (8)
Miscanthus sinensis Kleine Fontäne
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fontäne'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 6 (6)
Miscanthus sinensis Malepartus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 8 (8)
Monarda Fireball (PBR)
Monarda 'Fireball' (PBR)
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Nandina domestica Fire Power
Nandina domestica 'Fire Power'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9 (9)
Paeonia lactiflora Kansas

40% off

Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas'
£22.99 £13.79
3 litre pot
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 9 (9)
Panicum virgatum Warrior
Panicum virgatum 'Warrior'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Phlox paniculata Starfire
Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Phlox subulata Scarlet Flame
Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
From £7.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Potentilla Gibson's Scarlet
Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Potentilla thurberi Monarch's Velvet
Potentilla thurberi 'Monarch's Velvet'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.2 5 6 (6)
Prunus Kofugen

20% off

Prunus 'Kofugen'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Prunus Pandora

20% off

Prunus 'Pandora'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall
Prunus Royal Burgundy

20% off

Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus Umineko

20% off

Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus cerasifera Nigra

20% off

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
From £34.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Brillant

20% off

Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brillant'
£79.99 £63.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Prunus × incam Okamé

20% off

Prunus × incam 'Okamé'
From £63.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis

20% off

Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
From £39.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')
Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
12 litre pot | 150 - 175cm tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')
Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall trellis
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (7)
Rosa Flower Carpet Cherry

New

Rosa 'Flower Carpet Cherry'
£34.99
4 litre pot
Rosa Summer Wine
Rosa 'Summer Wine'
£26.99
4 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rosa Gartenprinzessin Marie-José ('Korgehaque') (PBR)
Rosa Gartenprinzessin Marie-José ('Korgehaque') (PBR) | Floribunda Rose
£46.99
4 litre pot
Rosa glauca
Rosa glauca Pourr. | Shrub Rose
£29.99
4 litre pot
Rosa Rambling Rector
Rosa Rambling Rector | Rambling Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Rosa rugosa Alba

Best Seller

Rosa rugosa Alba | White Japanese Rose Hedging
From £34.99
4 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Rosa rugosa Rubra
Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
From £34.99
4 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain
Rosa Souvenir du Docteur Jamain | Climbing Rose
£43.99
4 litre pot
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Romance
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Romance'
From £9.99
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Ruby Crush
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Ruby Crush'
From £9.99
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rudbeckia hirta Enchanted Velvet Flame
Rudbeckia hirta 'Enchanted Velvet Flame'
From £9.99
2 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots
Salvia Strawberry Lake ('Tl966') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)

New

Salvia Strawberry Lake ('Tl966') (Salgoon Series) (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)

Best Seller

Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
From £26.75
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (25)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda' (PBR)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Gerda' (PBR)
£26.75
2 litre pot
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Sanguisorba Tanna

Best Seller

Sanguisorba 'Tanna'
From £11.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Schizachyrium scoparium Standing Ovation (PBR)

New

Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' (PBR)
From £19.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs
Seedballs artists meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs edible flowers seedbombs
Seedballs edible flowers
£15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
Seedballs for bees seedbombs
Seedballs for bees
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs
Seedballs for butterflies
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

15% off

Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
From £5.94
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs red campion seedbombs
Seedballs red campion
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs wildlife collection
Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99
set of 6
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph')
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph') (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

20% off

Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

20% off

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus splendens

20% off

Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Verbena bonariensis

Best Seller

Verbena bonariensis
From £2.99
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
2 litre pot
+ 3 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (151)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Mariesii
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii'
From £26.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Pink Beauty
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Pink Beauty'
£29.99
2 litre pot
Viburnum × burkwoodii
Viburnum × burkwoodii
From £29.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Viburnum × carlcephalum
Viburnum × carlcephalum
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Vitis coignetiae
Vitis coignetiae
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Weigela All Summer Red ('Slingco1') (PBR) (All Summer Series)
Weigela All Summer Red ('Slingco1') (PBR) (All Summer Series)
£24.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (8)
Weigela florida Wings of Fire (PBR)
Weigela florida 'Wings of Fire' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot
grape Muscat Bleu
grape 'Muscat Bleu'
£24.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Prunus Shosar

20% off

Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81')
Rosa Loving Memory ('Korgund81') | Hybrid Tea Bush Rose
£32.99
4 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection

New

A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Award-winning crocosmia collection
Award-winning crocosmia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
Award-winning honeysuckle collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
Award-winning late-summer flowering clematis collection
£44.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
From £21.45
available to order from summer
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
Award-winning spring, summer & autumn clematis collection
£47.97
available to order from summer
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
From £13.95
available to order from summer
Begonia collection for hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
From £11.95
available to order from winter
Bold and beautiful tulip collection
Bold & beautiful tulip collection
From £22.95
available to order from summer
Classic Canna collection
Classic canna collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Cornus collection
Cornus collection
£19.98
1 × collection | 3 plants
Classic cottage mini-border collection
Cottage garden mini-border collection
£64.99
6 × 9cm plants
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
available to order from summer
Crocosmia and ribbed planter combination

15% off

Crocus collection
Crocosmia & ribbed metal planter combination
£117.96 £107.01
Crocosmia collection
Crocosmia collection
From £17.95
available to order from winter
Cutting garden dahlia collection

New

Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Elegant daffodil collection
Elegant daffodil collection
From £31.95
available to order from summer
Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99 £291.99
available to order from autumn
Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
From £14.95
available to order from winter
Jewel garden dahlia collection

New

Jewel garden dahlia collection
From £23.75
available to order from winter
John duo 1 tulip collection

New

John duo 1 'tulip collection'
From £14.98
available to order from summer
John's double jewels tulip collection
John's double Jewels and orange tulip collection
From £31.45
available to order from summer
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection

New

John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.45
available to order from winter
John's pollinator dahlia collection

New

John's pollinator dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
Josie 3 Lets Dance tulip collection

New

Josie 3 Lets Dance 'tulip collection'
From £22.97
available to order from summer
Josie 4 Let’s Dance - 4 variet tulip collection

New

Josie 4 Let’s Dance - 4 variet 'tulip collection'
From £31.96
available to order from summer
Josie 5 | Love and wishes 3 tulip collection

New

Josie 5 | Love and wishes 3 'tulip collection'
From £22.47
available to order from summer
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