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Plants for clay soil

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

Salix repens
Salix repens
Salix repens
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Salix sitchensis
Salix sitchensis
Salix sitchensis
ediblemedicinal
Salix sungkianika
Salix sungkianika
Salix sungkianika
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Salix taxifolia
Salix taxifolia
Salix taxifolia
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Salix triandra
Salix triandra
Salix triandra
ediblemedicinal
Salix viminalis
Salix viminalis
Salix viminalis
ediblemedicinal
Salix wallichiana
Salix wallichiana
Salix wallichiana
ediblemedicinal
Salix x mollisima hippophaeifolia
Salix x mollisima hippophaeifolia
Salix x mollisima hippophaeifolia
ediblemedicinal
Salix x mollisima undulata
Salix x mollisima undulata
Salix x mollisima undulata
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Salix x rubra
Salix x rubra
Salix x rubra
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
Salix x smithiana
Salix x smithiana
Salix x smithiana
ediblemedicinal
Salmon Barberry
Salmon Barberry
Berberis aggregata
ediblemedicinal
Salmonberry
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus chinensis
Sambucus chinensis
Sambucus chinensis
Caprifoliaceaeediblemedicinal
Sambucus latipinna
Sambucus latipinna
Sambucus latipinna
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus pubens
Sambucus pubens
Sambucus pubens
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus racemosa
Sambucus racemosa
Sambucus racemosa
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica
Sambucus racemosa kamtschatica
ediblemedicinal
Sambucus williamsii
Sambucus williamsii
Sambucus williamsii
ediblemedicinal
Sand Blackberry
Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Sand Grape
Vitis rupestris
Vitaceaeedible
Sand Hickory
Sand Hickory
Carya pallida
Juglandaceaeedible
Sand Lily
Sand Lily
Leucocrinum montanum
Liliaceaeedible
Sand Pear
Sand Pear
Pyrus pyrifolia
edible
Sand Plum
Sand Plum
Prunus angustifolia watsonii
ediblemedicinal
Sand Rice
Sand Rice
Agriophyllum squarrosum
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sand apricot-vine
Sand apricot-vine
Landolphia kirkii
Apocynaceaeedible
Sandbar willow
Sandbar willow
Salix gilgiana
ediblemedicinal
Sandpaper Fig
Sandpaper Fig
Ficus coronata
edible
Sandpaper Oak
Sandpaper Oak
Quercus pungens
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Sanduri
Sanduri
Triticum timopheevii
Poaceaeedible
Sanguisorba stipulata
Sanguisorba stipulata
Sanguisorba stipulata
edible
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
Sanguisorba tenuifolia
edible
Sanicula chinensis
Sanicula chinensis
Sanicula chinensis
ediblemedicinal
Sanicula europaea
Sanicula europaea
Sanicula europaea
ediblemedicinal
Sanicula rubriflora
Sanicula rubriflora
Sanicula rubriflora
ediblemedicinal
Sanicula tuberculata
Sanicula tuberculata
Sanicula tuberculata
ediblemedicinal
Sanicula tuberosa
Sanicula tuberosa
Sanicula tuberosa
ediblemedicinal
Santalum acuminatum
Santalum acuminatum
Santalum acuminatum
edible
Santalum lanceolatum
Santalum lanceolatum
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Santalum murrayanum
Santalum murrayanum
Santalaceaeedible
Sanzashi
Sanzashi
Crataegus cuneata
ediblemedicinal
Sapindus drummondii
Sapindus drummondii
Sapindus drummondii
edible
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindaceaeedible
Sapindus mukorossi
Sapindus mukorossi
Sapindus mukorossi
edible
Sapium japonicum
Sapium japonicum
Sapium japonicum
Euphorbiaceaeedible
Sapium sebiferum
Sapium sebiferum
Sapium sebiferum
edible
Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Sapotaceaeediblemedicinal
Sapote
Pouteria sapota
Sapotaceaeedible
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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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