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
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Allium atropurpureum
Allium atropurpureum
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium roseum
Allium roseum
£7.99 - £15.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium moly
Allium moly
£6.99 - £13.98
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium nigrum
Allium nigrum
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Mercurius (PBR)
Allium 'Mercurius' (PBR)
£6.99 - £25.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Caméléon
Allium 'Caméléon'
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium karataviense
Allium karataviense
£6.99 - £18.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Mont Blanc
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£6.99 - £18.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£6.79 - £109.99
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September
150 × bulbs Delivered during September
250 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)
Allium hollandicum (aflatunense)
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Eros
Allium 'Eros'
£5.99 - £11.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Purple Rain
Allium 'Purple Rain'
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Miami
Allium 'Miami'
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group
Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group
£5.49 - £10.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium amplectens Graceful Beauty
Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
£5.49 - £10.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium cristophii
Allium cristophii
£4.99 - £35.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty
Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
£4.99 - £9.90
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium ursinum

25% off

Allium ursinum
£2.24 - £17.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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