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Plants for clay soil

Heavy, moisture-holding, slow-warming. We've filtered our catalogue down to 4,814 matchs.

Griffonia
Griffonia
Griffonia simplicifolia
edible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis pubescens
edible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis hederaefolia cordifolia
edible
Ground Cherry
Ground Cherry
Physalis lanceolata
Solanceaeedible
Ground Cone
Ground Cone
Orobanche tuberosa
Orobanchaceaeedible
Ground Elder
Ground Elder
Aegopodium podagraria
edible
Ground Ivy
Ground Ivy
Glechoma hederacea
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Ground virginsbower
Ground virginsbower
Clematis recta
edible
Groundsel
Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
ediblemedicinal
Grumichama
Grumichama
Eugenia brasiliensis
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Guaba de zorro
Guaba de zorro
Inga insignis
Fabaceaeedible
Guabiyu
Guabiyu
Myrcianthes pungens
edible
Guadalupe Palm
Guadalupe Palm
Brahea edulis
Palmaceaeedible
Guanacaste tree
Guanacaste tree
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
edible
Guarana
Guarana
Paullinia cupana
Sapindaceaeedible
Guava
Guava
Psidium guajava
edible
Guayapa
Guayapa
Pereskia sacharosa
Cactaceaeedible
Guelder Rose
Guelder Rose
Viburnum opulus
ediblemedicinal
Gum Arabic
Senegalia senegal
Fabaceaeedible
Gum Arabic Tree
Vachellia nilotica
Fabaceaeedible
Gum Tree
Gum Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceaeedible
Gummy Gooseberry
Gummy Gooseberry
Ribes lobbii
edible
Gungurru
Gungurru
Eucalyptus caesia
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Gunnera
Gunnera
Gunnera tinctoria
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Gunnera magellanica
Gunnera magellanica
Gunnera magellanica
Rubiaceaeediblemedicinal
Gunnera perpensa
Gunnera perpensa
Gunnera perpensa
edible
Gurmar
Gurmar
Gymnema sylvestre
Asclepiadaceaeediblemedicinal
Gutta-Percha
Gutta-Percha
Palaquium gutta
Papaveraceaeedible
Gypsophila davurica
Gypsophila davurica
Gypsophila davurica
Caryophyllaceaeedible
Gypsophila licentiana
Gypsophila licentiana
Gypsophila licentiana
edible
Gypsywort
Gypsywort
Lycopus europaeus
Lamiaceaeedible
Habenaria intermedia
Habenaria intermedia
Habenaria intermedia
Orchidaceaeedible
Hairy Agrimony
Hairy Agrimony
Agrimonia pilosa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Hairy hazel
Hairy hazel
Corylus sieboldiana mandschurica
edible
Hairy rockcress
Hairy rockcress
Arabis hirsuta
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Hairy Solomon's Seal
Hairy Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum pubescens
ediblemedicinal
Hairy Tare
Hairy Tare
Vicia hirsuta
edible
Half-Black Bamboo
Half-Black Bamboo
Phyllostachys arcana
Gramineaeedible
Hall crab apple
Hall crab apple
Malus halliana
Rosaceaeedible
Hamburg Parsley
Hamburg Parsley
Petroselinum crispum tuberosum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Hamilton's spindletree
Hamilton's spindletree
Euonymus hamiltonianus
edible
Hammer sedge
Hammer sedge
Carex hirta
edible
Han Lian Cao
Han Lian Cao
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Harbin Pear
Harbin Pear
Pyrus ussuriensis
edible
Harbinger Of Spring
Harbinger Of Spring
Erigenia bulbosa
edible
Hard Fern
Hard Fern
Blechnum spicant
edible
Hard Stem Bulrush
Hard Stem Bulrush
Scirpus acutus
Cyperaceaeedible
Hard Vetch
Hard Vetch
Vicia monantha
Fabaceaeedible
Hardy kiwi
Hardy kiwi
Actinidia arguta
edible
Hardy Marjoram
Hardy Marjoram
Origanum x majoricum
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for clay soil?

We catalogue 4814 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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