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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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14 items
Stipa tenuissima

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25% off

Stipa tenuissima
From £2.84
approx 30 seeds
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
+ 2 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 59 (59)
Muhlenbergia capillaris

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Muhlenbergia capillaris
From £2.99
approx 20 seeds
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 8 (8)
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora Bampton

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Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora 'Bampton'
From £2.62
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 10 (10)
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium caeruleum
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
Luzula nivea
Luzula nivea
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 15 (15)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Deschampsia cespitosa
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Panicum virgatum Heavy Metal

30% off

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.5 5 2 (2)
Calamagrostis × acutiflora Overdam
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Overdam'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Hakonechloa macra Mulled Wine (PBR)
Hakonechloa macra 'Mulled Wine' (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Sporobolus heterolepis

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Sporobolus heterolepis
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Panicum capillare Sparkling Fountain

25% off

Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'
£4.99 £3.74
approx 100 seeds
Tulipa sprengeri

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25% off

Tulipa sprengeri
£4.99 £3.74
approx 25 seeds
Melica altissima Alba

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Melica altissima 'Alba'
From £16.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Verbena × baileyana Purple Haze

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Verbena × baileyana 'Purple Haze'
From £12.99
sold out

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