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Plants for clay soil

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

Actinidia kwangsiensis
Actinidia kwangsiensis
Actinidia kwangsiensis
Actinidiaceaeedible
Actinidia lanceolata
Actinidia lanceolata
Actinidia lanceolata
Actinidiaceaeedible
Actinidia latifolia
Actinidia latifolia
Actinidia latifolia
edible
Actinidia longicauda
Actinidia longicauda
Actinidia longicauda
Actinidiaceaeedible
Actinidia maloides
Actinidia maloides
Actinidia maloides
Moraceaeedible
Actinidia melanandra
Actinidia melanandra
Actinidia melanandra
edible
Actinidia melliana
Actinidia melliana
Actinidia melliana
edible
Actinidia petelotii
Actinidia petelotii
Actinidia petelotii
edible
Actinidia pilosula
Actinidia pilosula
Actinidia pilosula
Actinidiaceaeedible
Actinidia polygama
Actinidia polygama
Actinidia polygama
edible
Actinidia polygama lecomtei
Actinidia polygama lecomtei
Actinidia polygama lecomtei
edible
Actinidia purpurea
Actinidia purpurea
Actinidia purpurea
Actinidiaceaeedible
Actinidia rubus
Actinidia rubus
Actinidia rubus
edible
Actinidia rudis
Actinidia rudis
Actinidia rudis
edible
Actinidia sabiifolia
Actinidia sabiifolia
Actinidia sabiifolia
edible
Actinidia strigosa
Actinidia strigosa
Actinidia strigosa
Moraceaeedible
Actinidia tetramera
Actinidia tetramera
Actinidia tetramera
edible
Actinidia trichogyna
Actinidia trichogyna
Actinidia trichogyna
Actinidiaceaeedible
Actinidia valvata
Actinidia valvata
Actinidia valvata
edible
Actinidia venosa
Actinidia venosa
Actinidia venosa
edible
Actinidia x fairchildii
Actinidia x fairchildii
Actinidia x fairchildii
Actinidiaceaeedible
Adam's Needle
Adam's Needle
Yucca smalliana
ediblemedicinal
Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata
edible
Adder's Tongue
Adder's Tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Ophioglossaceaeedible
Adenanthera pavonina
Adenanthera pavonina
Adenanthera pavonina
Fabaceaeedible
Adzuki Bean
Adzuki Bean
Vigna angularis
edible
Aegopodium alpestre
Aegopodium alpestre
Aegopodium alpestre
edible
Aerial Yam
Aerial Yam
Dioscorea bulbifera
ediblemedicinal
African Birch
African Birch
Anogeissus leiocarpa
edible
African Breadfruit or Breadnut
African Breadfruit or Breadnut
Treculia africana
edible
African Coralwood
African Coralwood
Pterocarpus soyauxii
edible
African Fan Palm
African Fan Palm
Borassus aethiopum
edible
African Fan Palm
African Fan Palm
Borassus akeassii
edible
African Locust Bean
African Locust Bean
Parkia biglobosa
Fabaceaeedible
African Mahogany
African Mahogany
Afzelia africana
Fabaceaeedible
African Marigold
African Marigold
Tagetes erecta
ediblemedicinal
African Nutmeg
African Nutmeg
Pycnanthus angolensis
Anacardiaceaeedible
African Oil Bean Oil Bean Tree
African Oil Bean Oil Bean Tree
Pentaclethra macrophylla
Fabaceaeedible
African Oil Palm
African Oil Palm
Elaeis guineensis
edible
African Peach
African Peach
Nauclea latifolia
edible
African Pearwood
African Pearwood
Baillonella toxisperma
edible
African Teak
African Teak
Milicia excelsa
ediblemedicinal
African Walnut
African Walnut
Coula edulis
Fabaceaeedible
African elemi
African elemi
Canarium schweinfurtii
Burseraceaeedible
African horseradish tree
African horseradish tree
Moringa stenopetala
edible
African medlar
African medlar
Vangueria infausta
edible
African mulberry
African mulberry
Morus mesozygia
ediblemedicinal
Agar Wood
Agar Wood
Aquilaria malaccensis
ediblemedicinal
Agave
Agave
Agave cantala agave
Asclepiadaceaeedible
Ageratina aromatica
Ageratina aromatica
Ageratina aromatica
edible
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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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