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Plants for clay soil

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

Grape Hyacinth
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari neglectum
edible
Grapefruit
Grapefruit
Citrus x paradisi
Rutaceaeediblemedicinal
Grass Pansy
Viola pedunculata
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Grass-leaved Sweet Rush
Grass-leaved Sweet Rush
Acorus gramineus
Acoraceaeediblemedicinal
Grassleaf Day Lily
Grassleaf Day Lily
Hemerocallis minor
edible
Grassleaf pepperweed
Grassleaf pepperweed
Lepidium graminifolium
edible
Grassleaf sorrel
Rumex graminifolius
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Grassnut
Grassnut
Triteleia laxa
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Grassy Tarweed
Grassy Tarweed
Madia dissitiflora
edible
Gray field speedwell
Veronica polita
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Graybark Grape
Graybark Grape
Vitis baileyana
edible
Great Burdock
Great Burdock
Arctium lappa
ediblemedicinal
Great Burnet
Great Burnet
Sanguisorba officinalis
Rosaceaeedible
Great Duckweed
Great Duckweed
Spirodela polyrrhiza
edible
Great Pond Sedge
Great Pond Sedge
Carex riparia
edible
Great Purple Monkey Flower
Great Purple Monkey Flower
Mimulus lewisii
Scrophulariaceaeedible
Great Saint John's Wort
Great Saint John's Wort
Hypericum ascyron
ediblemedicinal
Great Water Dock
Great Water Dock
Rumex hydrolapathum
ediblemedicinal
Great Water Plantain
Great Water Plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
edible
Great Yellow Cress
Great Yellow Cress
Rorippa amphibia
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Great Yellow Woodsorrel
Great Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis grandis
edible
Great camas
Great camas
Camassia leichtlinii
Asparagaceaeedible
Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil
Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil
Lotus halophilus
edible
Greater Celandine
Greater Celandine
Chelidonium majus
Papaveraceaeediblemedicinal
Greater Chickweed
Greater Chickweed
Stellaria neglecta
ediblemedicinal
Grecian Juniper
Grecian Juniper
Juniperus excelsa
ediblemedicinal
Greek Oregano
Greek Oregano
Origanum vulgare hirtum
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Greek White Lupin
Greek White Lupin
Lupinus albus graecus
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Green Arrow Arum
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
edible
Green Bristle Grass
Green Bristle Grass
Setaria viridis
Poaceaeedible
Green Chireta
Green Chireta
Andrographis paniculata
Acanthaceaeediblemedicinal
Green In The Snow
Green In The Snow
Brassica juncea multiceps
ediblemedicinal
Green In The Snow
Green In The Snow
Brassica juncea tsatsai multiceps
ediblemedicinal
Green Pigweed
Green Pigweed
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranthaceaeedible
Green Strawberry
Green Strawberry
Fragaria viridis
ediblemedicinal
Green-Winged Orchid
Green-Winged Orchid
Orchis morio
edible
Greenwax golden bamboo
Greenwax golden bamboo
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens
edible
Greigia sphacelata
Greigia sphacelata
Greigia sphacelata
Apocynaceaeedible
Grewia biloba parviflora
Grewia biloba parviflora
Grewia biloba parviflora
edible
Grewia oppositifolia
Grewia oppositifolia
Grewia oppositifolia
edible
Grey Birch
Grey Birch
Betula populifolia
edible
Grey Gum
Grey Gum
Eucalyptus punctata
ediblemedicinal
Greyleaf Cherry
Greyleaf Cherry
Prunus canescens
Rosaceaeedible
Griffonia
Griffonia
Griffonia simplicifolia
edible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis hederaefolia cordifolia
edible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis lanceolata
Solanceaeedible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis pubescens
edible
Ground Cone
Ground Cone
Orobanche tuberosa
Orobanchaceaeedible
Ground Elder
Ground Elder
Aegopodium podagraria
edible
Ground Ivy
Ground Ivy
Glechoma hederacea
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
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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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