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Plants for clay soil

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

Chenopodium acuminatum
Chenopodium acuminatum
Chenopodium acuminatum
edible
Chenopodium canihua
Chenopodium canihua
Chenopodium canihua
edible
Chenopodium hybridum
Chenopodium hybridum
Chenopodium hybridum
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Chenopodium schraderianum
Chenopodium schraderianum
Chenopodium schraderianum
edible
Chenopodium stenophyllum
Chenopodium stenophyllum
Chenopodium stenophyllum
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Chenopodium suecicum
Chenopodium suecicum
Chenopodium suecicum
edible
Chenopodium virgatum
Chenopodium virgatum
Chenopodium virgatum
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Cherimoya
Cherimoya
Annona cherimola
Annonaceaeedible
Cherokee Rose
Cherokee Rose
Rosa laevigata
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Cherry Bark Elm
Cherry Bark Elm
Ulmus villosa
ediblemedicinal
Cherry Birch
Cherry Birch
Betula lenta
Betulaceaeedible
Cherry plum
Cherry plum
Prunus cerasifera
ediblemedicinal
Cherry prinsepia
Cherry prinsepia
Prinsepia sinensis
edible
Cherry prinsepia
Cherry prinsepia
Prinsepia utilis
edible
Chesapeake blackberry
Chesapeake blackberry
Rubus serissimus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Chesapeake blackberry
Chesapeake blackberry
Rubus pascuus
ediblemedicinal
Chestnut Hybrids
Chestnut Hybrids
Castanea
edible
Chew Stick
Chew Stick
Gouania lupuloides
Rubiaceaeedible
Chicalaba
Chicalaba
Quercus insignis
ediblemedicinal
Chickasaw Plum
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
ediblemedicinal
Chickling Pea
Chickling Pea
Lathyrus sativus
Fabaceaeedible
Chickling Vetch
Chickling Vetch
Lathyrus cicera
edible
Chickweed
Chickweed
Cerastium fontanum
edible
Chile Tarweed
Chile Tarweed
Madia sativa
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Chilean Bellflower
Chilean Bellflower
Lapageria rosea
edible
Chilean Hazel
Chilean Hazel
Gevuina avellana
edible
Chilean Podocarp
Chilean Podocarp
Podocarpus nubigenus
edible
Chilean Wine Palm
Chilean Wine Palm
Jubaea chilensis
edible
Chilghoza Pine
Chilghoza Pine
Pinus gerardiana
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Chimney Bellflower
Chimney Bellflower
Campanula pyramidalis
Lamiaceaeedible
Chimonobambusa purpurea
Chimonobambusa purpurea
Chimonobambusa purpurea
Poaceaeedible
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis
edible
China Jute
Abutilon theophrasti
Malvaceaeediblemedicinal
China Rose
China Rose
Rosa chinensis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
China violet
Viola patrinii
ediblemedicinal
Chinese Angelica Tree
Chinese Angelica Tree
Aralia chinensis
edible
Chinese Apple
Chinese Apple
Malus prunifolia
Rosaceaeedible
Chinese Apple
Chinese Apple
Malus prunifolia rinkii
Rosaceaeedible
Chinese Arrowhead
Chinese Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea
edible
Chinese Arrowroot
Chinese Arrowroot
Sagittaria trifolia
Alismataceaeedible
Chinese Artichoke
Chinese Artichoke
Stachys affinis
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Chinese Asparagus
Chinese Asparagus
Asparagus cochinchinensis
ediblemedicinal
Chinese Bayberry
Chinese Bayberry
Myrica rubra
ediblemedicinal
Chinese Boxthorn
Chinese Boxthorn
Lycium chinense
ediblemedicinal
Chinese Buckthorn
Chinese Buckthorn
Rhamnus utilis
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Chinese Cabbage
Chinese Cabbage
Brassica rapa pekinensis
ediblemedicinal
Chinese Catalpa
Chinese Catalpa
Catalpa ovata
edible
Chinese Cedar
Chinese Cedar
Toona sinensis
Meliaceaeedible
Chinese Chestnut
Chinese Chestnut
Castanea henryi
Fagaceaeedible
Chinese Chinquapin
Chinese Chinquapin
Castanea seguinii
Fagaceaeedible
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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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