Plants For Chalky Soil

Chalky soils (or those based on limestone) are usually alkaline, so have a pH above 7. They tend to be freely draining, stony and don’t hold onto nutrients very well. Therefore, to help your plants flourish, you should water regularly and dig in lots of composted organic matter as often as you can.

Quick growing
Sowing month inside or protected
Ground cover
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Carex oshimensis
Carex oshimensis
From £10.39
sold out
Clematis integrifolia
Clematis integrifolia
£28.99 £23.19
available to order from summer
Disporum longistylum Green Giant
Disporum longistylum 'Green Giant'
£24.99 £19.99
available to order from summer
Iris Benton Diedre
Iris 'Benton Diedre'
From £19.99
available to order from summer
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £31.99
available to order from summer
Stipa ichu
Stipa ichu
From £9.59
available to order from summer