When buying new Plants for an established or a new garden, it is important to test the pH of your soil to ensure the acidity levels are correct. Your soil’s pH may be quite different in various parts of your garden, and therefore each area that you intend to plant should be tested.
pH and Your [...]
NAME
pH RANGE
Abutilon
5.5-6.5
Acorus
5.0-6.5
Aechmea
5.0-5.5
African Violet
6.0-7.0
Amaryllis
5.5-6.5
Anthurium
5.0-6.0
Apostle Plant
5.5-6.5
Aralia
6.0-7.5
Arrowhead
5.0-60
Asparagus Fern
6.0-8.0
Azalea
4.5-6.0
Baby’s Breath
6.0-7.5
Baby’s Tears
5.0-6.0
Begonia
5.5-70
Bird of Paradise
6.0-6.5
Bishop’s Cap
5.0-6.0
Black-eyed Susan
5.5-7.5
Blood leaf
5.5-6.5
Bottle Brush
6.0-7.5
Bougainvillea
5.5-7.5
Boxwood
6.0-7.5
Bromeliads
5.0-6.0
Butterfly flower
6.0-7.5
Cactus
4.5-60
Calceolaria
6.0-7.0
Caladium
6.0-7.5
Calla Lily
6.0-7.0
Camellia
4.5-5.5
Capsicum Pepper
5.0-6.5
Cardinal Flower
5.0-6.0
Cast Iron Plant
4.0-5.5
Castor Oil Plant
5.5-6.5
Century plant
5.0-6.5
Chines Ever green
5.0-6.0
Chinese Lantern
6.0-7.5
chinese Primrose
6.0-7.5
christmaas Cactus
5.0-6.5
Cineraria
5.5-7.0
Clerodendrum
5.0-6.0
Clivia
5.5-6.5
Cockscomb
6.0-7.5
coffee Plant
5.0-6.0
Coleus
6.0-7.0
Columnea
4.5-5.5
coral berry
5.5-7.5
crassula
5.0-6.0
Creeping fig
5.0-6.0
Croton
5.0-6.0
Crown of thorns
6.0-7.5
Cuphea
6.0-7.5
Cyclamen
6.0-7.0
Cyperus
5.0-7.5
Daphne
6.5-7.5
Devil’s Lvy
5.0-6.0
Dieffenbachia
5.0-6.0
Dipladenia
6.0-7.5
Dizygotheca
6.0-7.5
Dracaena
5.0-6.0
Dragon Tree
5.0-7.5
Dutchman’s Pipe
6.0-8.0
Easter Lily
6.0-7.0
Elephant’s Ear
6.0-7.5
English Ivy
6.0-7.5
Episcia
6.0-7.5
Eucalyptus
6.0-8.0
Fan Iris
6.0-8.0
Feijoa
5.0-7.5
Ferns: Birds Nest
5.0-5.5
Boston
5.5-6.5
Button
6.0-8.0
Christmas
6.0-7.5
cloak
6.0-7.5
Feather
5.5-7.5
Hart’s tonge
7.0-80
Holly
4.5-6.0
Maidenhair
6.0-8.0
Rabbits foot
6.0-7.5
spleenwort
6.0-7.5
Fig (Ficus)
5.0-60
Fittonia
5.5-6.5
Freesia
6.0-7.5
French Marigold
5.0-7.5
Gardenia
5.0-6.0
Genista
6.5-7.5
Geranium
6.0-8.0
Gloxinia
5.5-6.5
Grape Hyacinth
6.0-7.5
Grape Ivy
5.0-6.5
Grevillea
5.5-6.5
Hedera (Ivy)
6.0-7.5
Heliotropium
6.0-8.0
Hens &Chickens
6.0-7.0
Herringbone Plant
5.0-6.0
Hibiscus
6.0-8.0
Hyacinth
6.5-7.5
Hoya
5.0-6.5
Ice Plant
6.0-8.0
Inch Plant
5.0-6.0
Impatiens
(Busy Lizzie)
5.5-6.5
Indigofera
6.0-7.5
Iresine
5.0-6.5
Ivy Tree
6.0-7.0
Jacaranda
6.0-7.5
Japanese Sedge
6.0-8.0
Jasminum
5.5-7.0
Jerusalem [...]
NAME
pH RANGE
Artichoke
6.5-7.5
Asparagus
6.0-8.0
Basil
5.5-6.5
Bean (Runner, Broad, French)
6.0-7.0
Beetroot
6.0-7.5
Broccoli
6.0-7.0
Brussels sprouts
6.0-7.5
Cabbage
6.0-7.5
Calabrese
6.5-7.5
Carrot
5.5-7.0
Cauliflower
5.5-7.5
Celery
6.0-7.0
Chicory
5.0-6.5
Chinese Cabbage
6.0-7.5
Chives
6.0-7.0
corn-Sweet
5.5-7.5
Cress
6.0-7.0
courgettes
5.5-7.0
cucumber
5.5-7.0
Fennel
5.0-6.0
Garlic
5.5-7.5
Ginger
6.0-8.0
Horseradish
6.0-7.0
Kale
6.0-7.5
kohirabi
6.0-7.5
Leek
6.0-8.0
Lentil
5.5-7.0
Lettuce
6.0-7.0
Marjoram
6.0-8.0
Marrow
6.0-7.5
Millet
6.0-6.5
Mint
7.0-8.0
Mushroom
6.5-7.5
Mustard
6.0-7.5
Olive
5.5-6.5
Onion
6.0-7.0
Paprika
7.0-8.5
Parsley
5.0-7.0
Parsnip
5.5-7.5
Pea-sweet
6.0-7.5
Peanut
5.0-6.5
Pepper
5.5-7.0
peppermint
6.0-7.5
Pistacio
5.0-6.0
Potato
4.5-6.0
Potato-sweet
5.5-6.0
Pumpkin
5.5-7.5
Radish
6.0-7.0
Rice
5.0-7.0
Rosemary
5.0-6.0
Sage
5.5-6.5
Shallot
5.5-6.0
Sorghum
5.5-7.5
soybean
5.5-6.5
spearmint
5.5-7.5
spinach
6.0-7.5
Swede
5.5-7.0
thyme
5.5-7.0
Tomato
5.5-7.5
Turnip
5.5-7.0
Water Cress
6.0-8.0
NAME
pH RANGE
Abelia
6.0-8.0
Acacia
6.0-8.0
Acacia
6.0-7.0
Acanthus
6.0-7.0
Aconitum
5.0-6.0
Adonis
6.0-8.0
Ageratum
6.0-7.5
Ailanthus
6.0-7.5
Ajuga
4.0-6.0
Althea
6.0-7.5
Alyssum
6.0-7.5
Amaranthus
6.0-6.5
Anchusa
6.0-7.5
Androsace
5.0-6.0
Anemone
6.0-7.5
Anthyllis
5.0-6.0
Arbutus
4.0-6.0
Ardisia
6.0-8.0
Arenaria
6.0-8.0
Aristia
6.0-7.5
Armeris
6.0-7.5
Arnice
5.0-6.5
Asperula
6.0-8.0
Asphodoline
6.0-8.0
Aster
5.5-7.5
Astilbe
6.0-8.0
Aubretia
6.0-7.5
Avens
6.0-7.5
Azalea
4.5-6.0
Beauty Bush
6.0-7.5
Bergenia
6.0-7.5
Bleeding Heart
6.0-7.5
Broom
5.0-6.0
Buddleia
6.0-7.0
Buphthalum
6.0-8.0
Calendula
5.5-7.0
Camassia
6.0-8.0
Candytuft
6.0-7.5
Canna
6.0-8.0
Canterbury Bells
6.0-7.5
Carnation
6.0-7.5
Catalpa
6.0-8.0
Celosia
6.0-7.0
Centaurea
5.0-6.5
Cerastium
6.0-7.0
Chrysanthemum
6.0-7.0
Cissus
6.0-7.5
Cistus
6.0-7.0
Clarkia
6.0-6.5
Cleanthus
6.0-7.5
Clematis
5.5-7.0
Colchicum
5.5-6.5
Columbine
6.0-7.0
Convolvulus
6.0-8.0
Coreopsis
5.0-6.0
Coronillia
6.5-7.5
Corydalis
6.0-8.0
Cosmos
5.0-8.0
Cotonneaster
6.0-8.0
Crab Apple
6.0-7.5
Crocus
6.0-8.0
Cynoglossum
6.0-7.5
Daffodil
6.0-6.5
Dahlia
6.0-7.5
Day Lily
6.0-8.0
Delphinium
6.0-7.5
Deutzia
6.0-7.5
Dianthus
6.0-7.5
Dogwood
5.0-7.0
Edelweiss
6.5-7.5
Elaeagnus
6.5-7.5
Enkianthus
5.0-6.0
Erica
4.5-6.0
Euphorbia
6.0-7.0
Everlasting
5.0-6.0
Firethorn
6.0-8.0
Forget-me-not
6.0-8.0
Forsythia
6.0-8.0
Foxglove
6.0-7.5
Fritikkaria
6.0-7.5
Fuchsia
5.5-6.5
Gaillaria
6.0-7.5
Gazania
5.5-7.0
Gentiana
5.5-7.5
Geum
6.0-7.5
Gladioli
6.0-7.0
globularia
5.5-7.0
godetia
6.0-7.5
Goldenrod
5.0-7.0
Gourd
6.0-7.0
Grass Bend
5.5-6.5
Clover
6.0-7.0
Fesau
6.0-7.5
Meadow
6.0-7.5
Pampas
6.0-8.0
rye
6.0-7.0
gypsophilia
6.0-7.5
Hawthorn
6.0-7.0
Helianthus
5.0-7.0
Helleborus
6.0-7.5
Holly
5.0-6.0
Hollyhock
6.0-8.0
Honeysuckle
6.0-7.5
Hydrangea (Blue)
4.0-5.0
Hydrangea (Pink)
6.0-7.0
Hydrangea(White)
6.5-8.0
Hypericum
5.5-7.0
Iris
5.0-6.5
Ivy
6.0-8.0
Juniper
5.0-6.5
Kalmia
4.5-5.5
Kerria
6.0-7.0
Laburnum
6.0-7.0
Laurel
4.5-6.0
Lavender
6.5-7.5
Liatris
5.5-7.5
Ligustrum
5.0-7.5
Lilac
6.0-7.5
Lily of the Valley
4.5-6.0
Lithospermum
5.0-6.5
Lobelia
6.0-7.5
Lupinus
5.5-7.0
Magnolia
5.0-6.0
Mahonia
6.0-7.0
Marguerite
6.0-7.0
Marigold
5.5-7.0
Molinia
4.0-5.0
Moraea
5.5-6.5
Morning Glory
6.0-7.5
Moss
6.0-8.0
Moss, sphagnum
3.5-5.0
Myosotis
6.0-7.0
Narcossus
6.0-7.5
Nasturtium
5.5-7.5
Nicotoana
5.5-6.5
Pachysandra
5.0-8.0
Paeonia
6.0-7.5
Pansy
5.5-7.0
Passion flower
6.0-8.0
Pasque flower
5.0-8.0
Paulownia
6.0-8.0
Pea-sweet
6.0-7.5
Penstemon
5.5-7.0
Peony
6.0-7.5
Periwinkle
6.0-7.5
Petunia
6.0-7.5
Pinks
6.0-7.5
Pittosporum
5.5-6.5
Plantain
6.0-7.5
Poligonum
6.0-7.5
Polyanthus
6.0-7.5
Poppy
6.0-7.5
Portylaca
5.5-7.5
Primrose
5.5-6.5
Primula
6.0-7.5
Privet
6.0-7.0
Prunella
6.5-7.5
Prunus
6.5-7.5
Pyracantha
5.0-6.0
Pyrethrum
6.0-7.5
Red Hot Poker
6.0-7.5
Rhododendron
4.5-6.0
Rose: Hybrd Tea
5.5-7.0
Climbing
6.0-7.0
Rambling
5.5-7.0
Salvia
6.0-7.5
Santpaulia
6.0-7.0
Scabiosa
5.0-7.5
Sea Grape
5.0-6.5
Sedum
6.0-8.0
Snapdragon
5.5-7.0
snowdrop
6.0-8.0
soapwort
6.0-7.5
Speedwell
5.5-6.5
spirea
6.0-7.5
soruce
4.0-5.0
Stock
6.0-7.5
stonecrop
6.5-7.5
Sumach
5.0-6.5
sunflower
6.0-7.5
Sweet William
6.0-7.5
Syringa
6.0-8.0
Tamarix
6.5-8.0
Trillium
5.0-6.0
Tulip
6.0-7.0
viburnum
5.0-7.5
Viola
5.5-6.5
Violet
5.0-7.5
Virginia Creeper
5.0-7.5
Wallflower
5.5-7.5
Water Lily
5.5-6.5
Weyela
6.0-7.0
Wistine
6.0-8.0
zinna
5.5-7.5
