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Plants for clay soil

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

Potato Orchid
Potato Orchid
Gastrodia sesamoides
Orchidaceaeedible
Potentilla bicolor
Potentilla bicolor
Potentilla bicolor
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Potentilla discolor
Potentilla discolor
Potentilla discolor
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Potentilla fragarioides
Potentilla fragarioides
Potentilla fragarioides
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Potentilla kleiniana
Potentilla kleiniana
Potentilla kleiniana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Potentilla multifida
Potentilla multifida
Potentilla multifida
ediblemedicinal
Potentilla supina
Potentilla supina
Potentilla supina
ediblemedicinal
Poverty Weed
Poverty Weed
Monolepis nuttalliana
edible
Powell's Amaranth
Powell's Amaranth
Amaranthus powellii
Amaranthaceaeedible
Prairie acacia Timbre Fernleaf Acacia
Prairie acacia Timbre Fernleaf Acacia
Acacia angustissima
edible
Prairie Crab
Prairie Crab
Malus ioensis palmeri
Rosaceaeedible
Prairie Crab
Prairie Crab
Malus ioensis
Rosaceaeedible
Prairie Ground Cherry
Prairie Ground Cherry
Physalis pumila
Solanceaeedible
Prairie Mimosa
Prairie Mimosa
Desmanthus illinoensis
edible
Prairie Rose
Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana suffulta
ediblemedicinal
Prairie Sunflower
Prairie Sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris
ediblemedicinal
Pratt apple
Pratt apple
Malus prattii
Rosaceaeedible
Prickly Blackcurrant
Prickly Blackcurrant
Ribes lacustre
edible
Prickly Comfrey
Prickly Comfrey
Symphytum asperum
Boraginaceaeediblemedicinal
Prickly Juniper
Prickly Juniper
Juniperus oxycedrus
ediblemedicinal
Prickly Moses
Prickly Moses
Acacia verticillata
edible
Prickly Rose
Prickly Rose
Rosa acicularis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prickly scorpion's-tail
Prickly scorpion's-tail
Scorpiurus muricatus
edible
Prickly Sesban
Prickly Sesban
Sesbania bispinosa
edible
Prince's Feather
Prince's Feather
Polygonum orientale
ediblemedicinal
Pringle's hawthorn
Pringle's hawthorn
Crataegus pringlei
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Pringlea antiscorbutica
Pringlea antiscorbutica
Pringlea antiscorbutica
edible
Prosopis cineraria
Prosopis cineraria
Prosopis cineraria
Fabaceaeedible
Provence Rose
Provence Rose
Rosa centifolia
ediblemedicinal
Prunella grandiflora
Prunella grandiflora
Prunella grandiflora
ediblemedicinal
Prunus americana lanata
Prunus americana lanata
Prunus americana lanata
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus arabica
Prunus arabica
Prunus arabica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus bifrons
Prunus bifrons
Prunus bifrons
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus capsica
Prunus capsica
Prunus capsica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus cerasifera divaricata
Prunus cerasifera divaricata
Prunus cerasifera divaricata
ediblemedicinal
Prunus cocomilia
Prunus cocomilia
Prunus cocomilia
ediblemedicinal
Prunus cornuta
Prunus cornuta
Prunus cornuta
ediblemedicinal
Prunus cortapico
Prunus cortapico
Prunus cortapico
ediblemedicinal
Prunus dielsiana
Prunus dielsiana
Prunus dielsiana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus fenzliana
Prunus fenzliana
Prunus fenzliana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus gymnodonta
Prunus gymnodonta
Prunus gymnodonta
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus incana
Prunus incana
Prunus incana
ediblemedicinal
Prunus iranica
Prunus iranica
Prunus iranica
ediblemedicinal
Prunus jenkinsii
Prunus jenkinsii
Prunus jenkinsii
ediblemedicinal
Prunus kansuensis
Prunus kansuensis
Prunus kansuensis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus korshinskyi
Prunus korshinskyi
Prunus korshinskyi
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus media
Prunus media
Prunus media
ediblemedicinal
Prunus microcarpa
Prunus microcarpa
Prunus microcarpa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus napaulensis
Prunus napaulensis
Prunus napaulensis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Prunus padus
Prunus padus
Prunus padus
ediblemedicinal
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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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