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Plants for clay soil

Heavy, moisture-holding, slow-warming. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Black Saltwort
Black Saltwort
Glaux maritima
edible
Black Sapote
Black Sapote
Diospyros digyna
Rubiaceaeedible
Black Sloe
Black Sloe
Prunus umbellata
ediblemedicinal
Black Tree Fern
Black Tree Fern
Cyathea medullaris
edible
Black currant
Black currant
Ribes nigrum
Vitaceaeedible
Black ebony
Black ebony
Diospyros tessellaria
Rrosaceaeedible
Black elderberry
Black elderberry
Sambucus nigra
Caprifoliaceaeediblemedicinal
Black hawthorn
Black hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
ediblemedicinal
Black hickory
Black hickory
Carya buckleyi
Juglandaceaeedible
Black locust
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
edible
Black mulberry
Black mulberry
Morus nigra
Moraceaeediblemedicinal
Black raspberry
Black raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
ediblemedicinal
Black ridge oak
Black ridge oak
Quercus phillyreoides
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Black walnut
Black walnut
Juglans nigra
ediblemedicinal
Black-Eyed Pea
Black-Eyed Pea
Vigna unguiculata unguiculata
edible
Black-Wood
Black-Wood
Cotoneaster racemiflorus
edible
Blackberry
Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Blackfruit dogwood
Blackfruit dogwood
Cornus sessilis
Cornaceaeedible
Blackjack Oak
Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
ediblemedicinal
Blackseed Plantain
Blackseed Plantain
Plantago rugelii
ediblemedicinal
Bladder Dock
Bladder Dock
Rumex vesicarius
ediblemedicinal
Bladder Ground Cherry
Bladder Ground Cherry
Physalis macrophysa
Solanaceaeedible
Bladder Nut
Bladder Nut
Staphylea pinnata
edible
Bladdernut
Bladdernut
Staphylea colchica
edible
Bladderwort
Bladderwort
Utricularia vulgaris
edible
Blanket Flower
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia pinnatifida
edible
Blessed Thistle
Blessed Thistle
Cnicus benedictus
ediblemedicinal
Blond Psyllium
Blond Psyllium
Plantago ovata
ediblemedicinal
Bloxam's Raspberry
Bloxam's Raspberry
Rubus bloxamii
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Blue Agave
Blue Agave
Agave tequilana
Asparagaceaeedible
Blue Chives
Blue Chives
Allium nutans
ediblemedicinal
Blue Grape
Blue Grape
Myrciaria vexator
edible
Blue Grass Lily
Blue Grass Lily
Caesia vittata
edible
Blue Grass Lily
Blue Grass Lily
Caesia calliantha
edible
Blue Grass Lily
Blue Grass Lily
Caesia parviflora
edible
Blue Lupine
Blue Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Blue Oak
Blue Oak
Quercus douglasii
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Blue Panic Grass
Blue Panic Grass
Panicum antidotale
edible
Blue Poppy
Blue Poppy
Meconopsis grandis
Papaveraceaeedible
Blue Sausage Fruit
Blue Sausage Fruit
Decaisnea fargesii
edible
Blue Wild Rye
Blue Wild Rye
Elymus glauca
Poaceaeedible
Blue elderberry
Blue elderberry
Sambucus caerulea
ediblemedicinal
Blue plantain lily
Blue plantain lily
Hosta ventricosa
Liliaceaeedible
Bluebell
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides nonscripta
edible
Blueberry Ash
Blueberry Ash
Elaeocarpus cyaneus
edible
Blunt folia Maytenus
Blunt folia Maytenus
Maytenus obtusifolia
edible
Bodnant Viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense
Adoxaceaeediblemedicinal
Bog Myrtle
Bog Myrtle
Myrica gale
ediblemedicinal
Bog white violet
Bog white violet
Viola verecunda
ediblemedicinal
Boggabri Weed
Boggabri Weed
Amaranthus mitchellii
Amaranthaceaeediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for clay soil?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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