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Plants for clay soil

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

Creeping Dogwood
Creeping Dogwood
Cornus canadensis
edible
Creeping Oregon Grape
Creeping Oregon Grape
Mahonia repens
edible
Creeping Raspberry
Creeping Raspberry
Rubus hayata-koidzumii
ediblemedicinal
Creeping Thistle
Creeping Thistle
Cirsium arvense
Asteroideaeedible
Creeping lettuce
Creeping lettuce
Ixeris stolonifera
edible
Creeping mannagrass
Creeping mannagrass
Glyceria acutiflora
edible
Crepis sancta
Crepis sancta
Crepis sancta
edible
Cress
Cress
Lepidium sativum
edible
Crested Goosefoot
Crested Goosefoot
Chenopodium cristatum
edible
Crested latesummer mint
Crested latesummer mint
Elsholtzia ciliata
edible
Crimson Glory Vine
Vitis coignetiae
Vitaceaeedible
Crimson weigela
Crimson weigela
Weigela floribunda
Rubiaceaeedible
Crisp Leaf Hosta
Crisp Leaf Hosta
Hosta crispula
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Crooked Yellow Stonecrop
Crooked Yellow Stonecrop
Sedum rupestre
ediblemedicinal
Crotalaria sessiliflora
Crotalaria sessiliflora
Crotalaria sessiliflora
edible
Crowberry
Crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
edible
Crowfoot
Crowfoot
Erodium crinitum
edible
Crowfoot
Crowfoot
Coronopus squamatus
ediblemedicinal
Crown Imperial
Crown Imperial
Fritillaria imperialis
edible
Crown Vetch
Crown Vetch
Coronilla varia
Fabaceaeedible
Crown Wood-Fern
Crown Wood-Fern
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
Dryopteridaceaeedible
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
edible
Cuchinito
Cuchinito
Cyclanthera brachystachya
edible
Cuckoo Flower
Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine loxostemonoides
edible
Cuckoo Flower
Cuckoo Flower
Cardamine pratensis
edible
Cuckoo Pint
Cuckoo Pint
Arum maculatum
edible
Cucubalus baccifer
Cucubalus baccifer
Cucubalus baccifer
edible
Cucumis anguria
Cucumis anguria
Cucumis anguria
edible
Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo
edible
Cucumis melo agrestis
Cucumis melo agrestis
Cucumis melo agrestis
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Cucumis melo cantalupensis
Cucumis melo cantalupensis
Cucumis melo cantalupensis
edible
Cucumis melo chito
Cucumis melo chito
Cucumis melo chito
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Cucumis melo conomon
Cucumis melo conomon
Cucumis melo conomon
edible
Cucumis melo flexuosus
Cucumis melo flexuosus
Cucumis melo flexuosus
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Cucumis melo inodorus
Cucumis melo inodorus
Cucumis melo inodorus
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Cucumis melo momordica
Cucumis melo momordica
Cucumis melo momordica
edible
Cucumis metuliferus
Cucumis metuliferus
Cucumis metuliferus
edible
Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus
ediblemedicinal
Cucurbita argyrosperma
Cucurbita argyrosperma
Cucurbita argyrosperma
edible
Cucurbita digitata
Cucurbita digitata
Cucurbita digitata
edible
Cucurbita ficifolia
Cucurbita ficifolia
Cucurbita ficifolia
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cucurbita foetidissima
Cucurbita foetidissima
edible
Culen
Culen
Psoralea glandulosa
Fabaceaeedible
Culver's root
Culver's root
Viburnum farreri
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Cumala
Cumala
Iryanthera laevis
edible
Cumin - Jeera
Cumin - Jeera
Cuminum cyminum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Cup Clover
Cup Clover
Trifolium cyathiferum
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Cupid's Shaving Brush
Cupid's Shaving Brush
Emilia sonchifolia
edible
Cupuassu
Cupuassu
Theobroma grandiflorum
Malvaceaeedible
Curculigo orchioides
Curculigo orchioides
Curculigo orchioides
Liliaceaeedible
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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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