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.

Quick growing
Chelsea plant of year
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
apricot Alfred
apricot 'Alfred'
£39.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Collingwood Ingram

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Prunus 'Collingwood Ingram'
£39.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | colt | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Beissneri
Sorbus aucuparia 'Beissneri'
£39.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Classic cottage alba amethyst combination
Classic cottage alba amethyst combination
£39.96 - £119.88
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Classic cottage sabani combination
Classic cottage Sabani collection
£39.96 - £119.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from autumn
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from autumn
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£38.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Razzmatazz Series
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Razzmatazz Series'
£18.49 - £36.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Best white allium collection

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Best white allium collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 40 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 120 bulbs Delivered during September
Chaenomeles speciosa Geisha Girl
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Geisha Girl'
£34.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Chaenomeles speciosa Nivalis
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis'
£34.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Myrtus communis
Myrtus communis
£34.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mahonia × media Winter Sun
Mahonia × media 'Winter Sun'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Red Sentinel

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Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Queen Cox self-fertile
apple 'Queen Cox'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Monarch
apple 'Monarch'
£34.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Asian pear Kumoi
Asian pear 'Kumoi'
£34.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
plum Yellow Pershore
plum 'Yellow Pershore'
£34.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Jubilaeum
plum 'Jubilaeum'
£34.99 - £169.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Early Rivers
plum 'Early Rivers'
£34.99 - £89.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock 1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Peregrine

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peach 'Peregrine'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
quince Leskovac

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quince 'Leskovac'
£34.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Sarah's Chelsea pairing combinations
Sarah's Chelsea 'pairing combinations'
£33.96 - £101.88
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis cirrhosa Wisley Cream
Clematis cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream'
£17.99 - £35.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£17.99 - £35.98
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Van Gogh
Clematis 'Van Gogh'
£32.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Prosperity
Clematis 'Prosperity'
£32.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£32.75 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Favourite Alliums Collection

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Favourite Alliums Collection
£32.39 - £64.78
1 × collection | 28 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs Delivered during September
200 alliums

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200 alliums Save £5.99!
£34.95 £31.45
1 × collection Delivered during September
Buddleja alternifolia
Buddleja alternifolia
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Chaenomeles speciosa Moerloosei
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei'
£29.99 - £67.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Hedera colchica
Hedera colchica
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hedera hibernica
Hedera hibernica
£29.99 - £79.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 1.7m cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
£14.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Mahonia × media Charity
Mahonia × media 'Charity'
£29.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lonicera japonica var. repens
Lonicera japonica var. repens
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna Purple Stem
Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
£29.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Weigela florida Magical Rainbow ('Kolmagira') (PBR)
Weigela florida Magical Rainbow ('Kolmagira') (PBR)
£29.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR) (Frostkiss Series)
Helleborus (Rodney Davey Marbled Group) Anna's Red ('Abcrd02') (PBR)
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Stocks Fragrance Mixed (10 Week Mixed)
Stocks 'Fragrance Mixed'
£14.99 - £29.99
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Clematis Rubra
Clematis 'Rubra'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Jasminum officinale Inverleith
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Lonicera caprifolium
Lonicera caprifolium
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Hedera helix Green Ripple
Hedera helix 'Green Ripple'
£7.99 - £29.99
9cm pot | 12cm tall available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn

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