Acid-loving Plants

Camellias, rhododendrons, blueberries and many of the Magnolias are all popular plants that need to be grown in an acidic soil (ie soil with a pH below 7). There are many other plants however that are quite happy to grow in soils with a low pH, and these are all included in the list below.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show plant of year
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Polystichum aculeatum

Best Seller

Polystichum aculeatum
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
Pseudopanax ferox

20% off

Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
From £87.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Cosmopolitan
Rhododendron 'Cosmopolitan'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Dora Amateis
Rhododendron 'Dora Amateis'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Encore Autumn Prince

New

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Prince'
£29.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Nancy Evans
Rhododendron 'Nancy Evans'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder
Rhododendron 'Scarlet Wonder'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Rhododendron Shamrock
Rhododendron 'Shamrock'
£19.99
available to order from summer
Salvia rosmarinus Roman Beauty (PBR)
rosemary Salvia rosmarinus 'Roman Beauty' (PBR)
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Salvia Blue Butterflies

New

Salvia 'Blue Butterflies'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Salvia × jamensis Violette de Loire ('Barsal') (PBR)

New

Salvia × jamensis Violette de Loire ('Barsal) (PBR)
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Stipa ichu
Stipa ichu
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Persicaria odorata Growflow
Vietnamese coriander
From £7.99
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