Plants for Acid Soil
Plants for Acid Soil
Plants for acid soil need a soil pH (external link to ph) of at lease 5.5 to 6.5 pH. This is a soil that is lime free, or known as Ericaceous.
They come in a variety of shapes sizes and colours.They can be large like the Camellia with beautiful flowers in late Spring or ground cover plants like Heathers which have beautiful flowers in either Winter/Spring or Summer/Autumn. All of which have year round evergreen foliage.
- Heathers – Erica and Calluna
- Camellia
- Rhododendron
- Pieris
We stock a variety of plants for acid soil here in Kilcannon Garden Centre. Also you should check out our range of plants for shade we have available.
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Rhododendron
Rhododendron The Rhododendron is an evergreen shrub that can have different colour flowers depending on the plant you buy. Dark ...
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Valley Valentine
Valley Valentine The valley valentine is an evergreen shrub with maroon-red flowers in the spring. The valley valentine prefers acidic ...
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Pieris Ralto
Pieris Ralto This is an excellent evergreen shrub.The Pieris Ralto has a dark reddish flower with dark green leaves. The ...
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Pieris Purity
Pieris Purity Evergreen plant with a white flower in Spring. This plant prefers acid soil to grow to its full ...
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