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Plants for clay soil

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

Flowering Currant
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum glutinosum
Rosaceaeedible
Flowering Currant
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
Rosaceaeedible
Flowering Rush
Flowering Rush
Butomus umbellatus
edible
Flowering raspberry
Flowering raspberry
Rubus parviflorus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Flowering sea kale
Flowering sea kale
Crambe cordifolia
Brassicaceaeedible
Fly Orchid
Fly Orchid
Ophrys insectifera
Orchidaceaeedible
Fly Poison
Fly Poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
edible
Fodder Radish
Fodder Radish
Raphanus sativus oleiformis
edible
Foetid Goosefoot
Foetid Goosefoot
Chenopodium graveolens
edible
Fool's Parsley
Fool's Parsley
Aethusa cynapium
edible
Foothill Clover
Foothill Clover
Trifolium ciliatum
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Forest Red Gum
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Formosa firethorn
Formosa firethorn
Pyracantha koidzumii
Rosaceaeedible
Fountain grass
Fountain grass
Pennisetum setaceum
edible
Fowl Manna Grass
Fowl Manna Grass
Glyceria striata
Poaceaeedible
Foxglove Tree
Foxglove Tree
Paulownia tomentosa
Scrophulariaceaeedible
Foxnut
Foxnut
Euryale ferox
edible
Foxtail Barley
Foxtail Barley
Hordeum jubatum
edible
Foxtail Millet
Foxtail Millet
Setaria italica
Poaceaeedible
Fragaria daltoniana
Fragaria daltoniana
Fragaria daltoniana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Fragaria nilgerrensis
Fragaria nilgerrensis
Fragaria nilgerrensis
ediblemedicinal
Fragaria nipponica
Fragaria nipponica
Fragaria nipponica
ediblemedicinal
Fragaria orientalis
Fragaria orientalis
Fragaria orientalis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Fragrant Bedstraw
Fragrant Bedstraw
Galium triflorum
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Fragrant Olive
Fragrant Olive
Osmanthus fragrans
edible
Fragrant Orchid
Fragrant Orchid
Gymnadenia conopsea
Orchidaceaeedible
Fragrant Virgin's Bower
Fragrant Virgin's Bower
Clematis flammula
edible
Fragrant Water Lily
Fragrant Water Lily
Nymphaea odorata
edible
French Hales
French Hales
Sorbus latifolia
edible
French Psyllium
French Psyllium
Plantago arenaria
ediblemedicinal
French Rose
French Rose
Rosa gallica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
French Scorzonera
French Scorzonera
Reichardia picroides
edible
French Vetch
French Vetch
Vicia narbonensis
Fabaceaeedible
French hydrangea
French hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Hydrangeaceaeediblemedicinal
French tamarisk
French tamarisk
Tamarix gallica
Cistaceaeediblemedicinal
Fringe Tree
Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
edible
Fringed Pink
Fringed Pink
Dianthus superbus
ediblemedicinal
Frogfruit
Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
edible
Frost Grape
Vitis cordifolia
Vitaceaeedible
Frost Grape
Frost Grape
Vitis vulpina
edible
Frosted Hawthorn
Frosted Hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
ediblemedicinal
Fuchsia
Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica
ediblemedicinal
Fuchsia colensoi
Fuchsia colensoi
Fuchsia colensoi
edible
Fuchsia denticulata
Fuchsia denticulata
Fuchsia denticulata
edible
Fuchsia fulgens
Fuchsia fulgens
Fuchsia fulgens
edible
Fuchsia hemsleyana
Fuchsia hemsleyana
Fuchsia hemsleyana
edible
Fuchsia microphylla
Fuchsia microphylla
Fuchsia microphylla
Onagraceaeedible
Fuji cherry
Fuji cherry
Prunus incisa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Fukien Tea
Fukien Tea
Carmona retusa
ediblemedicinal
Fulvous Popcornflower
Fulvous Popcornflower
Plagiobothrys fulvus campestris
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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