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Plants for clay soil

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

Japanese Wineberry
Japanese Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Wingnut
Japanese Wingnut
Pterocarya rhoifolia
Pterocaryaceaeedible
Japanese Wisteria
Japanese Wisteria
Wisteria japonica
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese Wisteria
Japanese Wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese Yew
Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata
edible
Japanese Zelkova
Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata
edible
Japanese buckthorn
Japanese buckthorn
Rhamnus japonica
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese burnet
Japanese burnet
Sanguisorba obtusa
edible
Japanese false bindweed
Japanese false bindweed
Calystegia hederacea
edible
Japanese glorybower
Japanese glorybower
Clerodendrum japonicum
edible
Japanese hogweed
Japanese hogweed
Peucedanum japonicum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
edible
Japanese mazus
Japanese mazus
Mazus pumilus
Lamiaceaeedible
Japanese pearlwort
Japanese pearlwort
Sagina japonica
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese quince
Japanese quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
ediblemedicinal
Japanese sedge
Japanese sedge
Carex kobomugi
edible
Japanese violet
Japanese violet
Viola japonica
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese whitebeam
Japanese whitebeam
Sorbus japonica
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese wild ginger
Japanese wild ginger
Asarum nipponicum
ediblemedicinal
Jasmin
Jasmin
Jasminum grandiflorum
edible
Java Almond
Java Almond
Canarium vulgare
Burseraceaeedible
Jelly Palm
Jelly Palm
Butia capitata
Arecaceaeedible
Jengkol
Jengkol
Archidendron jiringa
edible
Jersey Kale
Jersey Kale
Brassica oleracea palmifolia
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Jerusalem Oak
Jerusalem Oak
Chenopodium botrys
edible
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
ediblemedicinal
Jessamine
Jessamine
Jasminum officinale
Oleaceaeediblemedicinal
Jew's Mallow
Jew's Mallow
Corchorus olitorius
edible
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
Impatiens glandulifera
Balsaminaceaeediblemedicinal
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
ediblemedicinal
Ji Gu Chai
Ji Gu Chai
Elsholtzia fruticosa
Lamiaceaeedible
Jicaro Mexican calabash
Jicaro Mexican calabash
Crescentia alata
Bignoniaceaeedible
Job's Tears
Job's Tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Poaceaeediblemedicinal
John's Cabbage
John's Cabbage
Hydrophyllum canadense
edible
Johnson Grass
Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense
edible
Joint Weed
Joint Weed
Polygonum barbatum
ediblemedicinal
Jointfir
Jointfir
Gnetum gnemon
edible
Jointfir
Jointfir
Gnetum buchholzianum
edible
Jonquil
Jonquil
Narcissus jonquilla
Amaryllidaceaeediblemedicinal
Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
ediblemedicinal
Jostaberry
Jostaberry
Ribes x culverwellii
edible
Joy perfume tree
Joy perfume tree
Pentadiplandra brazzeana
edible
Jucara Palm
Jucara Palm
Euterpe edulis
edible
Judas Tree
Judas Tree
Cercis siliquastrum
edible
Juglans sinensis
Juglans sinensis
Juglans sinensis
ediblemedicinal
Jujube
Jujube
Ziziphus jujuba
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Jumpseed
Jumpseed
Polygonum virginianum
ediblemedicinal
June Grass
June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
edible
June berry
June berry
Amelanchier intermedia
edible
Juneberry
Juneberry
Amelanchier canadensis
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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