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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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Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
Cottage garden showstoppers mini-border collection
£71.99
6 × 9cm plants
Verbena bonariensis

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Verbena bonariensis
From £2.62
approx 250 seeds
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds)
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 156 (156)
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 22 (22)
Sanguisorba officinalis Red Thunder
Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder'
From £12.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Crocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
From £5.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 37 (37)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Ruby Port
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 5 (5)
Crocosmia Hellfire
Crocosmia 'Hellfire'
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Papaver (Oriental Group) Beauty of Livermere
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Beauty of Livermere'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 5 (5)
Potentilla Gibson's Scarlet
Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Dahlia Tamburo
Dahlia 'Tamburo'
From £14.99
3 litre pot
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
From £62.99
6 × 9cm plants
with large zinc dolly pot Ø46 × H40cm
with tall zinc dolly pot - Ø46 × H50cm
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Lush shade''
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
From £50.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Texture & form''
From £40.96
4 plants | 1 of each
12 plants | 3 of each
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Admiration (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' (PBR)
From £25.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
6 × 2 litre pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 9 (9)
Cordyline Burgundy Festival (PBR)

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Cordyline 'Burgundy Festival' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Burning embers tulip collection 4 varieties

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Burning embers tulip collection 4 varieties
From £33.95
1 × collection | 28 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs
Jo Thompson's Cottage garden bulb collection

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Jo Thompson's Cottage garden bulb collection
From £42.45
1 × collection | 34 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 102 bulbs
Leah's Secret garden tulip collection

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Leah's Secret garden tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 19 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs
Leah's Secret garden tulip collection 5 varieties

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Leah's Secret garden tulip collection 5 varieties
From £40.95
1 × collection | 31 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 93 bulbs
Venetian sky tulip collection

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Venetian sky tulip collection
From £28.95
1 × collection | 26 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 78 bulbs
Old masters tulip collection

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Old masters tulip collection
From £24.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Tutti frutti tulip collection

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Tutti frutti tulip collection
From £21.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection

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Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
From £16.95
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Tulipa Ballerina

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Tulipa 'Ballerina'
From £6.49
7 × bulbs
7 × bulbs | organic
21 × bulbs
21 × bulbs | organic
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (30)
Tulipa Gavota

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Tulipa 'Gavota'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Peppermintstick

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Tulipa 'Peppermintstick'
From £5.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
Tulipa Red Impression (PBR)

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Tulipa 'Red Impression' (PBR)
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Tinka

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Tulipa 'Tinka'
From £5.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha Tubergen's Gem

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Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa tarda

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Tulipa tarda
From £5.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Fly Away

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Tulipa 'Fly Away'
From £8.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Oranges and lemons lily tulip collection

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Oranges & lemons lily tulip collection
From £22.49
1 × collection | 21 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs
Tulipa Princesse Charmante

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Tulipa 'Princesse Charmante'
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa humilis Violacea Group black base

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Tulipa humilis Violacea Group black base
From £6.99
5 × bulbs
10 + 5 FREE bulbs
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Tulipa Apeldoorn

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Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Tulipa Avignon

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Tulipa 'Avignon'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (221)
Tulipa Sunny Prince (PBR)

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Tulipa 'Sunny Prince' (PBR)
From £6.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Île de France

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Tulipa 'Île de France'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Tulipa acuminata

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Tulipa acuminata
From £14.99
3 × bulbs
9 × bulbs
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Tulipa Honky Tonk

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Tulipa 'Honky Tonk'
From £5.99
7 × bulbs
14 + 7 FREE bulbs
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Oriental lily collection

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Oriental lily collection
From £17.95
1 × collection | 3 bulbs
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
Tulipa Quebec

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Tulipa 'Quebec'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Toronto

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Tulipa 'Toronto'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Tulipa Willem van den Akker

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Tulipa 'Willem van den Akker'
From £7.99
7 × bulbs
21 × bulbs
Hemerocallis Canadian Border Patrol
Hemerocallis 'Canadian Border Patrol'
From £7.99
1 × bare root plant
3 × bare root plants
Lilium Bright Diamond
Lilium 'Bright Diamond'
From £4.99
1 × bulb
2 + 1 FREE bulbs
Lilium regale
Lilium regale
From £5.99
1 × bulb
2 + 1 FREE bulbs
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
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 (1)
Eupatorium cannabinum

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Eupatorium cannabinum
From £2.24
approx 200 seeds
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Linaria maroccana Licilia Red (Licilia Series)

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Linaria maroccana 'Licilia Red' (Licilia Series)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds
Oenothera versicolor Sunset Boulevard

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Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

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Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
£3.99 £2.99
approx 10 seeds
Linaria maroccana Licilia collection

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Linaria maroccana 'Licilia collection'
£5.98 £4.48
2 packets of seeds
Tulipa sprengeri

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Tulipa sprengeri
£4.99 £3.74
approx 25 seeds
Sugared almonds cutting garden collection

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Sugared almonds cutting garden collection
£28.62 £22.19
1 × collection
Paeonia lactiflora Jan van Leeuwen
Paeonia lactiflora 'Jan van Leeuwen'
£22.99
available to order from spring 2027
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (6)
Geranium cinereum Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab')
Geranium (Cinereum Group) Jolly Jewel Raspberry ('Noortjjrab)
From £12.99
available to order from summer
Lonicera sempervirens
Lonicera sempervirens
£29.99
available to order from spring 2027
Cercis canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)

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Cercis × canadensis Hearts A' Fire ('JN100') (PBR)
£149.99
available to order from spring 2027
Acer palmatum Crippsii

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Acer palmatum 'Crippsii'
£89.99
available to order from summer
Neapolitan tulip collection
Neapolitan tulip collection
From £31.95
available to order from winter
Tulipa La vie en Rose
Tulipa 'La vie en Rose'
From £8.99
available to order from winter
Tulipa Pinocchio
Tulipa 'Pinocchio'
From £7.99
available to order from winter
Award-winning border favourite dahlia collection
Award-winning border favourite dahlia collection
From £15.99
available to order from winter
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.45
available to order from winter
John's pollinator dahlia collection
John's pollinator dahlia collection
From £17.75
available to order from winter
Lucy's get off my cloud dahlia collection
Lucy's get off my cloud dahlia collection
From £23.75
available to order from winter
Tangerine twist 3 varieties dahlia collection
Tangerine twist 3 varieties dahlia collection
From £16.99
available to order from winter
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
Tangerine twist 5 varieties dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
A tale of summer blooms dahlia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Cutting garden dahlia collection
Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Proud Mary dahlia collection
Proud Mary dahlia collection
From £23.25
available to order from winter
Award-winning crocosmia collection
Award-winning crocosmia collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Classic Canna collection
Classic canna collection
From £28.95
available to order from winter
Crocosmia collection
Crocosmia collection
From £17.95
available to order from winter
Scented begonia collection
Fragrant begonia collection
From £14.95
available to order from winter
Tropicanna Cannas
Tropicanna canna collection
From £33.95
available to order from winter
Venetian gladioli collection
Venetian gladioli collection
From £18.95
available to order from winter
Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (15)
Dahlia Chat Noir
Dahlia 'Chat Noir'
From £5.79
available to order from winter
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Dahlia Dark Spirit
Dahlia 'Dark Spirit'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Ivanetti
Dahlia 'Ivanetti'
From £6.49
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Dahlia Preference
Dahlia 'Preference'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Dahlia Strawberry Cream
Dahlia 'Strawberry Cream'
From £5.99
available to order from winter
Gladiolus Black Star
Gladiolus 'Black Star'
From £6.99
available to order from winter
Erysimum ( wallflower ) Sweetly fragrant collection
Sweetly fragrant wallflower collection
From £22.99
sold out
Geranium Red Shades
Geranium 'Red Shades'
From £7.99
sold out
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (17)
Lathyrus odoratus Windsor
Lathyrus odoratus 'Windsor'
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
From £49.99
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Verbena × baileyana Purple Haze

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

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