Pigeon Holes: Good on Chalk

M any plants will tolerate a high soil ph (very alkaline), some will do quite well with a regular dose of sequestered iron (available from garden centres), but these listed below will grow on chalk.

Recommended Essentials:

Agapanthus africanus
Agave americana
Agave americana variegata
Agave salmiana ver. ferox
Arbutus glandulosa
Arbutus x andrachnoides
Asplenium scolopendrium
Aucuba japonica 'Crassifolia'
Aucuba japonica 'Longifolia'
Baccharis patagonica
Ceanothus arboreus
Ceanothus azureus 'Concha'
Clematis armandii
Clematis cirrhosa
Daphne odora 'Aureo-marginata'
Eleagnus x ebbingei
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis'
Euonymus japonicus
Euonymus japonicus 'Aureopictus'
Euphorbia mellifera
Euphorbia myrsinites
Euphorbia wulfenii
Genista aetnensis
Helleborus foetidus
Laurus nobilis 'Angustifolia'
Ligustrum delavayi
Ligustrum lucidum
Phillyrea latifolia
Phillyrea latifolia 'Niwaki'
Phyllostachys aurea
Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis
Phyllostachys nigra
Pleioblastus variegata
Prunus lusitanica
Pseudosasa japonica
Rhus typhina
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Repens'
Sasa palmata
Viburnum cinnamomifolium
Viburnum tinus
Yucca aloifolia
Yucca gloriosa
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
Yucca recurva
Yucca rostrata
Yucca x floribunda
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