# Plants That Don't Like Hard Water
Hard water refers to a high level of alkalinity in water. The pH of hard water is over 7 on the pH scale of 0 to 14. Hard or alkaline water contain greater levels of chlorides, carbonates, sulfates and bicarbonates. A number of plants do not grow well in hard water and soil.
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Shrubs
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If you have hard water, there are a number of shrubs that will not thrive in your landscape. These include bayberry, a semievergreen shrub, and azaleas, which generally prefer to grow in acidic soil. Coniferous evergreen juniper shrubs also prefer acidic soils.
Trees
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Pin oak trees are not partial to hard water. Other trees you should avoid if you have hard water are sweet bay, a flowering evergreen tree, and American holly, a broad-leaved evergreen with red berries and a mature height of about 50 feet.
Ground Covers
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A number of ground covers prefer acidity, and do not grow optimally with higher levels of alkalinity. These include Canby pachistima, a small-leaved evergreen, and wintergreen, an evergreen with a creeping growth habit and red berries.
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- Plants That Look Like a Banana
- Plants That Don't Mind Brackish Water
- Vegetables That Animals Don't Like
- Detergents That Soften Hard Water
- Plants & Bushes That Like Water
- Landscaping Plants That Like Water
- Plants That Don't Attract Bees
- Plants That Keep Water
- Plants That Look Like Wood Sorrel
- Plants That Smell Like Rosemary
- Succulent Plants That Look Like Peppers
- Plants That Oxygenate Water
