Shop

Information & Help

My account

crocus
Wish-list My wheelbarrow

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.

By type
Facing
How much sun
Special conditions
Flowering month
Flower colour
Evergreen / deciduous
Fragrance
Attractive to wildlife
Quick growing
Eventual size
Special features
Bulb planting time
Bulb divisions
Sowing month inside or protected
Sowing month outside
Multibuy packs
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Hardy
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Position
Soil moisture
Used at Chelsea
Sort by popularity
All items
Showing Soil type : Haven't a clue clear all
50 items
Aster × frikartii Mönch

Best Seller

Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'
From £8.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 61 (61)
Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost (PBR)

Best Seller

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' (PBR)
From £12.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 36 (36)
Nepeta Six Hills Giant
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
From £8.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 16 (16)
Geranium pratense Mrs Kendall Clark
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
From £10.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 8 (8)
Symphyotrichum Little Carlow (cordifolius hybrid)
Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow' (cordifolius hybrid)
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 8 (8)
Valeriana officinalis

Best Seller

Valeriana officinalis
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
From £11.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Anemone Ruffled Swan ('Macane007') (PBR)
Anemone Ruffled Swan ('Macane007') (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
Aster amellus King George
Aster amellus 'King George'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 4 (4)
Galega officinalis
Galega officinalis
From £8.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Hosta Voices in the Wind (Shadowland Series) (PBR)
Hosta 'Voices in the Wind' (Shadowland Series) (PBR)
From £14.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Symphyotrichum Coombe Fishacre
Symphyotrichum 'Coombe Fishacre'
From £9.99
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
£57.99
6 × 9cm plants
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
Light up a shady corner mini-border collection
£62.99
6 × 9cm plants
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
From £54.96
4 plants | 1 of each
11 plants
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
From £56.96
4 plants | 1 of each
11 plants
Sarah's Chelsea silver susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'silver susan combination'
From £56.96
4 plants | 1 of each
11 plants
Clematis Crystal Fountain ('Evipo038') (PBR)
Clematis Crystal Fountain ('Evipo038') (PBR)
£32.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7 (7)
Viburnum tinus
Viburnum tinus
From £6.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
6 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
Viburnum tinus Eve Price
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'
From £24.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3 (3)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
From £19.99
3 litre pot
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£104.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
Ribes sanguineum King Edward VII
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII'
From £25.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Viburnum davidii
Viburnum davidii
From £27.99
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Cutting garden dahlia collection

New

Cutting garden dahlia collection
From £28.95
1 × collection | 5 tubers
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers
Favourite gladioli collection

New

Favourite gladioli collection
From £19.95
1 × collection | 45 corms
2 + 1 FREE collections | 135 corms
Gladiolus Purple Flora
Gladiolus 'Purple Flora'
From £6.99
15 × corms
45 × corms
Rosa Rhapsody in Blue ('Frantasia') (PBR)

20% off

Rosa Rhapsody in Blue ('Frantasia') (PBR) | Floribunda Bush Rose
£28.99 £23.19
4 litre | bare root potted
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
From £74.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
Consolida regalis QIS Dark Blue

20% off

Consolida regalis 'QIS Dark Blue'
£2.99 £2.39
approx 200 seeds
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
From £44.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
Narcissus Minnow

20% off

Narcissus 'Minnow'
From £5.99
9cm pot | 3 per pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Delphinium Spindrift
Delphinium 'Spindrift'
From £24.99
available to order from spring
Aster chinensis Silver Blue

New

Aster chinensis 'Silver Blue'
£4.99 £3.99
available to order from spring
100 days of whites & blues pot collection
100 days of whites & blues pot collection
From £73.90
available to order from summer
100 days repeat flowering pot collection

New

100 days repeat flowering pot collection
From £68.91
available to order from summer
Lipstick and mascara tulip collection
Lipstick & mascara tulip collection
From £21.75
available to order from spring
Flamingo tulip collection
Pinky tulip collection
From £24.95
available to order from summer
Royal tulip collection
Royal tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
From £13.95
available to order from summer
Bulbs for pots - rich blues
Bulb lasagne collection for pots - rich blues
From £36.95
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
double pink mixed tulip collection
Double pink mixed tulip collection
From £21.95
available to order from summer
Tulipa Blue Beauty
Tulipa 'Blue Beauty'
From £7.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (4)
Narcissus Thalia
Narcissus 'Thalia'
From £6.39
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (12)
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella Albocaerulea Oculata Group
From £11.99
available to order from summer
double late tulip boquet collection
Double late tulip bouquet collection
From £43.95
available to order from summer
Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection

New

Lucy Willcox’s bulb collection
From £37.75
available to order from summer
Picture gallery tulip collection
Picture gallery tulip collection
From £19.45
available to order from summer

Copyright © Crocus.co.uk Ltd 2026. All rights reserved.

Contact us
Terms
Privacy
Cookies

© Crocus.co.uk Ltd 2026. All rights reserved.