Loamy Soils: Plants for Fertile Soils
Soil is one of the key elements in producing healthy plants. The following list is oriented toward plants that do well in warm climates, but with care will thrive in all but the coldest zones. These plants do well in rich, fertile soils; additional amendments will enhance soil health, but good soil assures their productivity.
Trees, Plants, and Shrubs for Fertile Soils
| Trees | Shrubs | Vines | Herbaceous Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia pendula Acacia prominens Barklya syringifolia Bauhinia variegata Bocconia frutescens Calodendrum capense Cercis siliquastrum Diospyros kaki Erythrina humeana Eucalyptus caesia Eucalyptus erythrocorys Eucalyptus ficifolia Fraxinus velutina Jacaranda acutifolia Juniperus torulosa Macadamia ternifolia Magnolia grandiflora Paulownia tomentosa Persea (species) Phoenix reclinata Phoenix reupicola Pittosporum rhombifolium Pittosporum undulatum Quercus (species) Sabal palmetto Spathodea campanulata Virgilia capensis Vitex lucens |
Abelia (check species) Acokanthera spectabilis Artbotrys uncinatus Aucuba japonica Azara microphylla Bambusa multiplex Berberis (species) Brunfelsia calycina Buddleia lindleyana Cantua buxifolia Cestrum (species) Choisya ternate Coronilla glauca Duranta stenostachya Eranthemum nervosum Ervatamia coronaria Erythrina crista-galli Fatsia japonica Feijoa sellowiana Fuschia (species) Grewia occidentalis Hamelia erecta Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hydrangea macrophylla Hypericum (species) Ilex (species) Illicium (species) Iochroma (species) Ixora chinensis Jacobinia (species) Murraea exotica Nandina domestica Phoenix roebelini Pimelea ferruginea Prunus lyoni Raphiolepis (species) Rhapis (species) Ribes (species) Russelia equisetiformis Sambucus (species) Sarcococca hookeriana Solanum rantonneti Sollya heterophylla Streptosolen jamesoni Tecoma (species) Thevetia nereifolia Thunbergia erecta Viburnum (species) Weigela florida Zamia floridana |
Agdesta clematidea Artabotrys odoratissimus Beaumontia grandiflora Bomaria (species) Boussingaultia baselloides Clematis (species) Clytostoma callistegioides Dexantha unguis-cati Gelsemium sempervirens Hibbertia volubilis Jasminum (species) Lathyrus odoratus Lonicera hildebrandtiana Mandevilla suaveolens Pandorea (species) Phaedranthus buccinatorius Podranea (species) Stauntonia hexaphylla Tecomaria capensis Thunbergia (species) Trachelospermum jasminoides |
Acalpypha wilksiana Acanthus (species) Agapanthus africana Agertum houstonianum Alstroemeria (species) Anagallis linifolia Anemone (species) Antirrhinum majus Arum italicum Aster amellus Bergenia (species) Brunsvigia rosea Calceolaria (species) Callistephus chinensis Campanula (species) Chrysanthemum morifolium Cineraria cruenta Clivia (species) Collinsia (species) Colocasia antiquorum Crinum (species) Cyanella orchidiformis Cyclamen indicum Cypella herberti Cyperus (species) Dahlia pinnata Delphinium grandiflorum Diascia barberae Eucharis grandiflora Eucomis undulata Galtonia candicans Heuchera sanguinea Iris delta hybride Iris japonica Iris kaempferi Ligularia kaempferi Lobelia erinus Malcomia maritima Mathiola incana Milla biflora Narcissus pseudo-narcissus Nemesia strumosa Nerine (species) Nicotiana alata Petunia hybrida Phlox drummondi Physostegia virginiana Rehmannia angulata Salpiglossis sinuata Strelitzia reginae Tagets erecta Tigridia pavonia Torenia fournieri Tritonia (species) Veronica (species) Viola (species) Zantedeschia (species) Zinnia elegans |
| Succulents | |||
| Aeonium (species) Bernesia weinbergi Echeveria (species) Guzmania cardinalis Hoya carnosa Hylocereus triangularis Kalanchoe (species) Oliveranthus elegans Othonna crassifolia Pereskia aculeata Sansevieria zeylanica Trichocereus candicans Zygocactus truncatus |
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