{"id":1419,"date":"2016-01-04T00:23:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T00:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2016-12-23T13:12:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T13:12:33","slug":"perennials-for-poor-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/perennials-for-poor-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Perennials for Poor Soil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many gardens have soil that is too poor to be worth improving particularly when some perennials would thrive there anyway. Here is a top 14 selection of perennial plants that are tolerant of poor conditions.<\/p>\n

Spring Flowering<\/h3>\n

Alyssum – yellow flowering<\/p>\n

Aquilegia – mixed colours likes light\u00c2\u00a0 shade<\/p>\n

Digitalis – Foxgloves with purple or white spikes<\/p>\n

Doronicum – early yellow flowers, die back quickly<\/p>\n

Lamium – ground cover bicoloured leaves and purple flowered<\/p>\n

Vinca – arching stems with a prostrate habit and blue flowers<\/p>\n

Summer Flowering<\/h3>\n

Acanthus – bears breeches, spikey leaves with purple flowers<\/p>\n

Geranium – species with low habit and pink, blue or white flowers ( not Pelargoniums)<\/p>\n

Hemerocalis – Grass like foliage Day lilies<\/p>\n

Hypericum – St Johns Worts shrubs with yellow flowers<\/p>\n

Nepta – silvery foliage cat mints<\/p>\n

Saxifrage – white and pink starry shaped flowers on a neat mound<\/p>\n

Autumn Flowering<\/h3>\n

Anemone Japonica – Pink or white flowers clump forming<\/p>\n

Solidago – Erect yellow flowers best in a limy soil<\/p>\n

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Many gardens have soil that is too poor to be worth improving particularly when some perennials would thrive there anyway. Here is a top 14 selection of perennial plants that are tolerant of poor conditions. Spring Flowering Alyssum – yellow flowering Aquilegia – mixed colours likes light\u00c2\u00a0 shade Digitalis – Foxgloves with purple or white spikes Doronicum – early yellow flowers, die back quickly Lamium – ground cover bicoloured leaves and purple flowered Vinca – arching stems with a prostrate…<\/p>\n

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