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This fertile soil will support just about any type of plant.

Wisteria, Wisteria
 Latin name:Wisteria
 Common name:Wisteria
 Type of plant:Climber
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:Violet blue or white
 Leaf colour:Light to mid-green
 Height and spread:9m x 5m (30ft x 17ft)
 Description:
Wisteria is one of the most popular of all the climbers. Its fragrant flowers appear in late spring and cover the bare stems.


Erythronium, Dog’s-tooth violet
 Latin name:Erythronium
 Common name:Dog’s-tooth violet
 Type of plant:Tuber
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:White to yellow to pink
 Leaf colour:Green
 Height and spread:25cm x 8cm (10in x 3in)
 Description:
A good choice for woodland gardens, this spring-flowering tuber gets its common name from the distinctive shape of the tubers.


Phyllostachys nigra, Black bamboo
 Latin name:Phyllostachys nigra
 Common name:Black bamboo
 Type of plant:Bamboo
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:N/A
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:8m (27ft) x indefinite
 Description:
This clump forming bamboo is grown for its jet black canes which are green for the first few years. The arching canes are particularly graceful.


Rubus tricolor, Rubus
 Latin name:Rubus tricolor
 Common name:Rubus
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Dark green
 Height and spread:60cm x 2m (2ft x 6.6ft)
 Description:
This low-growing shrub makes useful ground cover in wilder parts of the garden. In summer it bears saucer-shaped, red-purple flowers.


Delphinium
 Latin name:Delphinium
 Common name:Delphinium
 Type of plant:Perennial
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:White to blue to purple
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:1m to 2m x 30cm to 60cm (3.3ft to 6.6ft x 1ft to 2ft)
 Description:
Delphiniums grown for their tall spires of flowers that look fantastic at the back of a border. Taller varieties must be staked to stop them blowing over.



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Plants for clay soil
Plants for sandy soil
Plants for silty soil
Plants for loamy soil

Plants for acid soil
Plants for alkaline soil