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Plants for clay soil

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

Atamasco Lily
Atamasco Lily
Zephyranthes atamasca
edible
Atemoya
Atemoya
Annona atemoya
Annonaceaeedible
Athel Tamarisk
Athel Tamarisk
Tamarix aphylla
edible
Athyrium melanolepis
Athyrium melanolepis
Athyrium melanolepis
edible
Athyrium rubripes
Athyrium rubripes
Athyrium rubripes
edible
Athyrium squamigerum
Athyrium squamigerum
Athyrium squamigerum
edible
Athyrium yokoscense
Athyrium yokoscense
Athyrium yokoscense
edible
Atibulnak
Atibulnak
Rubus pectinellus
ediblemedicinal
Atlantic Camas
Atlantic Camas
Camassia scilloides
edible
Atriplex mucronata
Atriplex mucronata
Atriplex mucronata
edible
August Lily
August Lily
Hosta plantaginae
edible
Auricula Tree
Auricula Tree
Calotropis procera
edible
Australian Plum
Australian Plum
Podocarpus elatus
edible
Australian Saltbush Australian saltbush
Australian Saltbush Australian saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Autumn Crocus
Autumn Crocus
Colchicum autumnale
medicinal
Autumn olive
Autumn olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
edible
Autumn olive
Autumn olive
Elaeagnus parvifolia
edible
Avena brevis
Avena brevis
Avena brevis
edible
Avena nudibrevis
Avena nudibrevis
Avena nudibrevis
Poaceaeedible
Avena wiestii
Avena wiestii
Avena wiestii
Poaceaeedible
Avocado
Avocado
Persea americana
edible
Awi Tela
Awi Tela
Gigantochloa hasskarliana
Poaceaeedible
Azara microphylla
Azara microphylla
Azara microphylla
Rosaceaeedible
Azarole
Azarole
Crataegus azarolus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Azure bluet or Quaker ladies
Azure bluet or Quaker ladies
Houstonia caerulea
edible
Babaco
Babaco
Vasconcellea x heilbornii
edible
Babassu
Babassu
Attalea speciosa
edible
Babington's Leek
Babington's Leek
Allium ampeloprasum babingtonii
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Baccharoides
Baccharoides
Baccharoides hymenolepis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Bachelor's button
Bachelor's button
Kerria japonica
Rosaceaeedible
Bacupari
Bacupari
Garcinia brasiliensis
edible
Bacupari
Bacupari
Garcinia gardneriana
edible
Bael Tree
Bael Tree
Aegle marmelos
Rutaceaeedible
Bahia Piassava
Bahia Piassava
Attalea funifera
edible
Bai Wei
Bai Wei
Cynanchum atratum
Asclepiadaceaeedible
Bai Zhi
Bai Zhi
Angelica dahurica
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Bailey's dewberry
Bailey's dewberry
Rubus baileyanus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Baku
Baku
Tieghemella heckelii
edible
Bakuri
Bakuri
Platonia insignis
edible
Balam suntei tree
Balam suntei tree
Payena leeri
edible
Balata
Manilkara bidentata
Sapotaceaeedible
Balloon Flower
Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Campanulaceaeedible
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
ediblemedicinal
Balsam Poplar
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
ediblemedicinal
Baltic Rush
Baltic Rush
Juncus balticus
edible
Balu Andean tree bean
Balu Andean tree bean
Erythrina edulis
edible
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bambusa textilis
edible
Bamboo
Bamboo
Pseudosasa japonica
ediblemedicinal
Ban Xia
Ban Xia
Pinellia ternata
Araceaeedible
Banana
Banana
Musa x paradisiaca
Musaceaeedible
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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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