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- A calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline (basic) soil. The word is derived from the Latin, meaning ‘to flee from chalk’, and these plants are also sometimes known as Lime-haters, or ericaceous plants. Examples include: rhododendron, azalea, camellia, magnolia and erica.
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A calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline (basic) soil. The word is derived from the Latin, meaning ‘to flee from chalk’, and these plants are also sometimes known as Lime-haters, or ericaceous plants. Examples include: rhododendron, azalea, camellia, magnolia and erica.
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Like most Ericaceae, Erica species are mainly calcifuges, being limited to acidic or very acidic soils. In fact, the term "ericaceous" is frequently applied to all calcifuges, and to the compost used in their cultivation. [16] Soils range from dry, sandy soils to extremely wet ones such as bog.
A calcifuge is a plant that does not tolerate alkaline (basic) soil. [1] The word is derived from the Latin 'to flee from chalk'. These plants are also described as ericaceous, as the prototypical calcifuge is the genus Erica (heaths).
Like most Ericaceae, Erica species are mainly calcifuges, being limited to acidic or very acidic soils. In fact, the term "ericaceous" is frequently applied to all calcifuges, and to the compost used in their cultivation. Soils range from dry, sandy soils to extremely wet ones such as bog.
Feb 18, 2015 · I only just found this out myself this second by checking Wikipedia, but the “ericaceous” name comes from the Erica family of plants (heathers) which are, as you would expect, chalk haters (or lime haters, or acid lovers, or calcifuges.
Both species are generally considered to be calcifuges (Bannister 1965, 1966) whilst E. cinerea occurs on drier soils and, unlike E. tetralix, is completely intolerant of waterlogging (Jones & Etherington 1970).
There are many horticultural plants which are calcifuges, most of which require an 'ericaceous' compost with a low pH, composed principally of Sphagnum moss peat. Alternatively sulphur chips may be used to lower soil pH.
