{"id":3850,"date":"2021-10-08T13:06:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2023-02-01T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:03:11","slug":"herbaceous-perennials-for-alkaline-or-chalky-soils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/herbaceous-perennials-for-alkaline-or-chalky-soils\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbaceous perennials for alkaline or chalky soils"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/IMG_8224.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/IMG_8224.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/IMG_8224-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/IMG_8224-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/IMG_8224-520x527.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/IMG_8224-320x325.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/find-out-how-gardenadvice-can-help-you-in-your-garden-this-year\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/garden-plants-bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4450\" width=\"640\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/garden-plants-bar.jpg 648w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/garden-plants-bar-300x23.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/garden-plants-bar-520x40.jpg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/01\/garden-plants-bar-320x25.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Perennial plants suitable for alkaline or chalky soils. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With chalky soils not all plants are suitable for the alkaline conditions that chalky soil produce. So you can use plants suited or able to withstand the soil conditions or improve the soil by adding lots of organic matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information on improving or changing the soil pH on chalky soils <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/gardening-tips\/how-to-improve-a-chalky-soil\/\"><strong>Click Here <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acanthus mollis, A. spinosus<br>Achillea<br>Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group \u2018Brunette\u2019 AGM<br>Adenophora bulleyana<br>Agapanthus<br>Agastache<br>Alstroemeria<br>Anchusa azurea \u2018Lodden Royalist\u2019<br>Anemone hupehensis, A. \u00d7 hybrida<br>Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana AGM, A. tinctoria \u2018E.C. \u2018Buxton\u2019, A. tinctoria \u2018Sauce Hollandaise\u2019<br>Aquilegia<br>Armeria<br>Artemisia absinthium \u2018Lambrook Silver\u2019, A. arborescens AGM, A. lactiflora Guizhou Group<br>Aster<br>Astilbe<br>Ballota pseudodictamnus AGM (e)<br>Bergenia \u2018Bressingham Ruby\u2019, B. cilliata, B. \u2018Morgenrote\u2019 AGM, B. \u2018Overture\u2019 (e)<br>Calendula officinalis (Pot marigold)<br>Campanula glomerata \u2018Superba\u2019 AGM, C. \u2018Kent Belle\u2019 AGM, C. lactiflora \u2018Pritchards Variety\u2019 AGM<br>Catanache caerulea \u2018Major\u2019 AGM<br>Centaurea<br>Centranthus ruber<br>Cerinthe major \u2018Purpurascens\u2019<br>Chelone obliqua<br>Convallaria majalis (gc)<br>Coreopsis<br>Corydalis<br>Crambe cordifolia AGM<br>Crocosmia<br>Cynara cardunculus AGM (cardoon), C. cardunculus Scolymus Group (artichoke)<br>Cynoglossum<br>Delphinium<br>Dianthus<br>Dicentra<br>Digitalis<br>Doronicum<br>Echinacea<br>Echinops<br>Eremurus<br>Erigeron<br>Erodium<br>Eryngium<br>Erysimum<br>Eupatorium<br>Euphorbia<br>Gaillardia<br>Galega<br>Gaura<br>Gazania<br>Geranium<br>Geum<br>Helenium<br>Helianthus<br>Helleborus<br>Hemerocallis<br>Heuchera<br>Hosta<br>Inula<br>Iris<br>Knautia<br>Kniphofia<br>Lavatera<br>Leucanthemum<br>Liatris<br>Limonium<br>Linum<br>Lobelia<br>Lychnis<br>Macleaya<br>Malva including Malva alcea and Malva moschata f. alba<br>Marrubium<br>Mimulus<br>Monarda<br>Morina<br>Nepeta<br>Oenothera<br>Origanum<br>Paeonia lactiflora<br>Papaver<br>Penstemon<br>Persicaria<br>Phlomis<br>Physalis<br>Physostegia<br>Platycodon<br>Polemonium<br>Polygonatum<br>Potentilla<br>Pulsatilla<br>Pyrethrum<br>Rudbeckia<br>Saponaria<br>Salvia<br>Scabiosa<br>Sedum<br>Sidalcea<br>Silene<br>Solidago<br>Thalictrum<br>Tiarella<br>Tradescantia<br>Trollius<br>Verbascum<br>Verbena<br>Veronica<br>Viola<br>Zauschneria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perennial plants suitable for alkaline or chalky soils. 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