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Plants for clay soil

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

Rock Red Currant
Rock Red Currant
Ribes petraeum
Rosaceaeedible
Rock Spiraea
Rock Spiraea
Holodiscus dumosus
edible
Rocket
Rocket
Eruca vesicaria sativa
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Rocky Mountain Chokecherry
Rocky Mountain Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana melanocarpa
ediblemedicinal
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
ediblemedicinal
Rocky Mountain Raspberry
Rocky Mountain Raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
ediblemedicinal
Rocky Mountain Strawberry
Rocky Mountain Strawberry
Fragaria ovalis
ediblemedicinal
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersia podophylla
Rodgersiaceaeedible
Roman Nettle
Roman Nettle
Urtica pilulifera
ediblemedicinal
Roman Pimpernel
Roman Pimpernel
Tordylium apulum
Lamiaceaeedible
Roman Wormwood
Roman Wormwood
Ambrosia artemesiifolia
Asteroceaeedible
Roman chamomile
Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
ediblemedicinal
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
edible
Root Mustard
Root Mustard
Brassica juncea napiformis
ediblemedicinal
Rorippa indica
Rorippa indica
Rorippa indica
Brassicaceaeedible
Rosa coriifolia
Rosa coriifolia
Rosa coriifolia
ediblemedicinal
Rosa cymosa
Rosa cymosa
Rosa cymosa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa dumalis
Rosa dumalis
Rosa dumalis
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa fedtschenkoana
Rosa fedtschenkoana
Rosa fedtschenkoana
ediblemedicinal
Rosa fraxinellaefolia
Rosa fraxinellaefolia
Rosa fraxinellaefolia
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa hemsleyana
Rosa hemsleyana
Rosa hemsleyana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa laxa
Rosa laxa
Rosa laxa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa maracandica
Rosa maracandica
Rosa maracandica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa moyesii
Rosa moyesii
Rosa moyesii
ediblemedicinal
Rosa obtusifolia
Rosa obtusifolia
Rosa obtusifolia
ediblemedicinal
Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosa sericea pteracantha
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa setipoda
Rosa setipoda
Rosa setipoda
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa webbiana
Rosa webbiana
Rosa webbiana
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosa x beanii
Rosa x beanii
Rosa x beanii
ediblemedicinal
Rose Balsam
Rose Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
Balsaminaceaeedible
Rose Of Sharon
Rose Of Sharon
Hibiscus sinosyriacus
Malvaceaeediblemedicinal
Rose Root
Rose Root
Rhodiola rosea
ediblemedicinal
Rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon
Rosa macrophylla
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosebud Cherry
Rosebud Cherry
Prunus subhirtella
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Roselle
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Malvaceaeediblemedicinal
Rosilla
Rosilla
Helenium puberulum
edible
Rotan Sega
Rotan Sega
Calamus caesius
Arecaceaeedible
Rough Bugleweed
Rough Bugleweed
Lycopus asper
edible
Rough Hawkbit
Rough Hawkbit
Leontodon hispidus
edible
Rough potato
Rough potato
Metaplexis japonica
edible
Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil
Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Round Kumquat
Round Kumquat
Fortunella japonica
Rutaceaeediblemedicinal
Round-Leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Round-Leaved Mint
Round-Leaved Mint
Mentha suaveolens
ediblemedicinal
Roundheaded Rampion
Roundheaded Rampion
Phyteuma orbiculare
edible
Roundleaf Leather Root
Roundleaf Leather Root
Psoralea orbicularis
Fabaceaeedible
Roundleaf Serviceberry
Roundleaf Serviceberry
Amelanchier sanguinea
edible
Rowan
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
ediblemedicinal
Rubber Dandelion
Rubber Dandelion
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
ediblemedicinal
Rubber Plant India Rubber Tree
Rubber Plant India Rubber Tree
Ficus elastica
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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