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Plants for clay soil

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

Japanese Plum
Japanese Plum
Prunus japonica nakai
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Plum
Japanese Plum
Prunus salicina
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Pinaceaeedible
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia drupacea
edible
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia nana
edible
Japanese Primrose
Japanese Primrose
Primula sieboldii
Primulaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Privet
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
edible
Japanese quince
Japanese quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Raspberry
Japanese Raspberry
Rubus parvifolius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Rose
Japanese Rose
Rosa multiflora
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Sage
Japanese Sage
Artemisia japonica
ediblemedicinal
Japanese sedge
Japanese sedge
Carex kobomugi
edible
Japanese Snake Gourd
Japanese Snake Gourd
Trichosanthes ovigera
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Japanese Snowball
Japanese Snowball
Viburnum plicatum
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Spindle Tree
Japanese Spindle Tree
Euonymus japonicus
Celastraceaeedible
Japanese Star Jasmine
Japanese Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
edible
Japanese Stewartia
Japanese Stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Sapotaceaeedible
Japanese Vetch
Japanese Vetch
Vicia nipponica
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese violet
Japanese violet
Viola japonica
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Walnut
Japanese Walnut
Juglans ailanthifolia
ediblemedicinal
Japanese whitebeam
Japanese whitebeam
Sorbus japonica
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese wild ginger
Japanese wild ginger
Asarum nipponicum
ediblemedicinal
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
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 artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
ediblemedicinal
Jerusalem Oak
Jerusalem Oak
Chenopodium botrys
edible
Jessamine
Jessamine
Jasminum officinale
Oleaceaeediblemedicinal
Jew's Mallow
Jew's Mallow
Corchorus olitorius
edible
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
ediblemedicinal
Jewelweed
Jewelweed
Impatiens glandulifera
Balsaminaceaeediblemedicinal
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
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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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