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.

Quick growing
Indoor plants by room
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
courgette Romanesco

25% off

courgette 'Romanesco'
£1.42 - £2.24
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pumpkin Hundredweight

25% off

pumpkin 'Hundredweight'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Allium schoenoprasum

25% off

chives
£1.64 - £15.98
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
leek Musselburgh

25% off

leek 'Musselburgh'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 425 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis purpurea Sutton's Apricot

25% off

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'
£1.69 - £36.99
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish Mixed

25% off

radish 'Mixed'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Ailsa Craig

25% off

tomato (standard) 'Ailsa Craig'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish French Breakfast 3

25% off

radish 'French Breakfast 3'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Alicante

25% off

tomato (standard) 'Alicante'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
marrow Long Green Bush 4

25% off

marrow 'Long Green Bush 4'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
spring onion White Lisbon

25% off

spring onion 'White Lisbon'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
celery Golden Self-blanching

25% off

celery 'Golden Self Blanching'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
melon Charentais

25% off

melon 'Charentais'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 8 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aster Duchess Mixed

25% off

Aster 'Duchess Mixed'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Appleblossom

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Appleblossom'
£1.87 - £5.25
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Scotch Bonnet

25% off

chilli 'Scotch Bonnet'
£1.87 - £13.98
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
8.5cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 8.5cm pots available to order from autumn
Limnanthes douglasii

25% off

Limnanthes douglasii
£2.49 £1.87
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
leek Bleu de Solaise

25% off

leek 'Bleu de Solaise'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
fennel Sweet Florence

25% off

fennel 'Sweet Florence'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 375 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosmarinus officinalis

25% off

rosemary
£1.87 - £17.99
approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
squash Turks Turban

25% off

squash 'Turks Turban'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
turnip Sweetbell F1

25% off

turnip 'Sweetbell' F1
£2.79 £2.09
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Angelica archangelica

25% off

angelica
£2.09 - £16.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum

25% off

oregano - Greek
£2.79 £2.09
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Daucus carota Dara

25% off

Daucus carota 'Dara'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia officinalis

25% off

sage common (organic)
£2.09 - £15.98
approx 35 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Trifolium repens

25% off

Trifolium repens
£2.79 £2.09
approx 750 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chard Rhubarb Chard

25% off

chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calendula officinalis Snow Princess

25% off

Calendula officinalis 'Snow Princess'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hordeum jubatum

25% off

Hordeum jubatum
£2.89 £2.17
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Shirley F1

25% off

tomato (standard) 'Shirley' F1
£2.24 - £17.98
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | grafted plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots | grafted plant available to order from autumn
squash Tromba of Albenga

25% off

squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea nigra

25% off

Centaurea nigra
£2.24 - £18.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ajuga reptans

25% off

Ajuga reptans
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Striato d'Italia

25% off

courgette 'Striato d'Italia'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena rigida Santos

25% off

Verbena rigida 'Santos'
£2.24 - £19.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aquilegia vulgaris

25% off

Aquilegia vulgaris
£2.99 £2.24
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Achillea millefolium

25% off

Achillea millefolium
£2.24 - £19.99
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Flyaway F1

25% off

carrot 'Flyaway' F1
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lunaria annua var. albiflora

25% off

Lunaria annua var. albiflora
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus odoratus Leamington

25% off

Lathyrus odoratus 'Leamington'
£2.24 - £13.98
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 5 - 7 seedlings available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Alcea rosea Nigra

25% off

Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
£2.24 - £39.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Prunella vulgaris

25% off

Prunella vulgaris
£2.24 - £34.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola odorata

25% off

Viola odorata
£2.47 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 50 seeds available to order from autumn
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Bronze White

25% off

Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Bronze White'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Trinidad Perfume

25% off

chilli 'Trinidad Perfume'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Spangles

25% off

chilli 'Spangles'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Linaria purpurea Canon Went

25% off

Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
£2.77 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

25% off

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
£3.69 £2.77
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Scabiosa atropurpurea Black Knight

25% off

Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Knight'
£3.79 £2.84
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Stipa tenuissima

25% off

Stipa tenuissima
£2.84 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
squash Butternut

25% off

squash 'Butternut'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Carolina Reaper

25% off

chilli 'Carolina' Reaper
£3.99 £2.99
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Basket of Fire F1

25% off

chilli 'Basket of Fire' F1
£3.99 £2.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Voodoo

50% off

Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
£3.50 - £6.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rhubarb Raspberry Red
rhubarb 'Raspberry Red'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
Lilium African Queen Group
Lilium African Queen Group
£4.99 - £9.98
1 × bulb Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during October
Lilium Anastasia
Lilium 'Anastasia'
£4.99 - £12.00
1 × bulb Delivered during October
3 × bulbs Delivered during October
rhubarb Red Champagne
rhubarb 'Red Champagne'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
Crocus Vanguard
Crocus 'Vanguard'
£5.99 - £15.00
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
60 × bulbs Delivered during September
rhubarb Victoria
rhubarb 'Victoria'
£5.99 - £15.00
1 × crown Delivered during October
3 × crowns Delivered during October
garlic Kingsland Wight
garlic 'Kingsland Wight'
£5.99 - £15.00
1 × head/bulb Delivered during October
3 × heads/bulbs Delivered during October
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora George Davison
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
£5.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
£5.99 - £49.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during November
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bare root plants Delivered during November
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rhubarb Strawberry
rhubarb 'Strawberry'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)
Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
rhubarb Timperley Early
rhubarb 'Timperley Early'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
garlic Rhapsody Wight
garlic 'Rhapsody Wight'
£5.99 - £15.00
1 × head/bulb Delivered during October
3 × heads/bulbs Delivered during October
rhubarb Valentine
rhubarb 'Valentine'
£5.99 - £11.98
1 × crown Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE crowns Delivered during October
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
£6.49 - £44.99
3 × corms Delivered during September
9 × corms Delivered during September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pulsatilla vulgaris
£6.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ajuga reptans Atropurpurea
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
£6.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ajuga reptans Burgundy Glow
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
£6.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Arenaria purpurascens
Arenaria purpurascens
£6.99 - £16.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
shallot Jermor
shallot 'Jermor'
£6.99 - £19.00
10 × sets Delivered during September
30 × sets Delivered during September
Crocus Ruby Giant
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
£6.99 - £22.00
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
45 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
Erigeron karvinskianus

25% off

Erigeron karvinskianus
£2.99 - £39.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica
£6.99 - £19.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
£6.99 - £27.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena bonariensis

25% off

Verbena bonariensis
£1.79 - £44.99
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds) In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Perovskia Little Spire (PBR)
Perovskia 'Little Spire' (PBR)
£7.99 - £18.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
asparagus Gijnlim
asparagus 'Gijnlim'
£7.99 - £15.98
2 × crowns Delivered during October
4 + 2 FREE crowns Delivered during October
Alchemilla erythropoda
Alchemilla erythropoda
£7.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Armeria maritima Splendens
Armeria maritima 'Splendens'
£7.99 - £32.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola Belmont Blue
Viola 'Belmont Blue'
£7.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Armeria maritima Dusseldorfer Stolz
Armeria Düsseldorfer Stolz
£7.99 - £18.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eremurus stenophyllus
Eremurus stenophyllus
£7.99 - £15.98
1 × tuber Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE tubers Delivered during October
Armeria maritima Nifty Thrifty
Armeria maritima 'Nifty Thrifty'
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas f. rosea Kew Red
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas f. rosea 'Kew Red'
£7.99 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Allium caeruleum
Allium caeruleum
£8.49 - £16.98
20 × bulbs Delivered during September
40 + 20 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Agapanthus Poppin' Purple ('MP003') (PBR) (Everpanthus Series)

50% off

Agapanthus Poppin' Purple ('MP003') (PBR) (Everpanthus Series)
£8.50 - £20.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tellima grandiflora
Tellima grandiflora
£8.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nepeta × faassenii Junior Walker ('Novanepjun') (PBR)
Nepeta × faassenii Junior Walker ('Novanepjun') (PBR)
£8.99 - £42.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
£8.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica carnea f. alba Whitehall
Erica carnea f. alba 'Whitehall'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Erica × darleyensis Ghost Hills
Erica × darleyensis 'Ghost Hills'
£8.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rhodanthemum African Rose
Rhodanthemum 'African Rose'
£8.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kalimeris incisa Blue Star
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'
£8.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nepeta grandiflora Summer Magic (PBR)
Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' (PBR)
£8.99 - £42.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Nepeta Six Hills Giant
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
£8.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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