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Plants for clay soil

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

Spotted Wintergreen
Spotted Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
ediblemedicinal
Spotted laurel
Spotted laurel
Aucuba japonica
edible
Sprawling wirevine
Sprawling wirevine
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
edible
Spreading dewberry
Spreading dewberry
Rubus jacens
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Spring Cress
Spring Cress
Cardamine oligosperma
Brassicaceaeedible
Spring Snowflake
Spring Snowflake
Leucojum vernum
edible
Square Bamboo
Square Bamboo
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
Poaceaeedible
Square-Stemmed Willow Herb
Square-Stemmed Willow Herb
Epilobium tetragonum
Onagraceaeediblemedicinal
Squash
Squash
Cucurbita moschata
ediblemedicinal
Squaw Apple
Squaw Apple
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
edible
Squaw Grass
Squaw Grass
Leymus triticoides
edible
Squaw Potato
Squaw Potato
Perideridia oregana
ediblemedicinal
Squawthorn
Squawthorn
Lycium torreyi
ediblemedicinal
St Barnaby's Thistle
St Barnaby's Thistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Asteraceaeedible
St Thomas Bean
Entada phaseoloides
Fabaceaeedible
Stachys baicalensis
Stachys baicalensis
Stachys baicalensis
ediblemedicinal
Stagberry
Stagberry
Viburnum prunifolium
ediblemedicinal
Staghorn sumac
Staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
ediblemedicinal
Staphylea bumalda
Staphylea bumalda
Staphylea bumalda
edible
Star Apple
Star Apple
Chrysophyllum cainito
Anacardiaceaeedible
Star Magnolia
Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Magnoliaceaeedible
Star Of Bethlehem
Star Of Bethlehem
Ornithogalum narbonense
edible
Star Of Bethlehem
Star Of Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum
edible
Star-Flowered Lily Of The Valley
Star-Flowered Lily Of The Valley
Smilacina stellata
Ranunculaceaeedible
Stauntonia hexaphylla
Stauntonia hexaphylla
Stauntonia hexaphylla
ediblemedicinal
Stellaria alsine
Stellaria alsine
Stellaria alsine
ediblemedicinal
Stellaria graminea
Stellaria graminea
Stellaria graminea
ediblemedicinal
Stellaria jamesiana
Stellaria jamesiana
Stellaria jamesiana
ediblemedicinal
Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Stellaria nipponica
Stellaria nipponica
Stellaria nipponica
ediblemedicinal
Stellaria radians
Stellaria radians
Stellaria radians
ediblemedicinal
Stellaria sessiliflora
Stellaria sessiliflora
Stellaria sessiliflora
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Stemless Carline Thistle
Stemless Carline Thistle
Carlina acaulis
edible
Sterile Oats
Sterile Oats
Avena sterilis
edible
Sticky Currant
Sticky Currant
Ribes viscosissimum
Rosaceaeedible
Sticky Geranium
Sticky Geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
ediblemedicinal
Stiff Sunflower
Stiff Sunflower
Helianthus pauciflorus
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Stilbocarpa polaris
Stilbocarpa polaris
Stilbocarpa polaris
edible
Stilt-root Palm Wild Borneo sago palm
Stilt-root Palm Wild Borneo sago palm
Eugeissona utilis
Myricaceaeedible
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle
Urtica procera
Urticaceaeediblemedicinal
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle
Urtica lyallii
ediblemedicinal
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle
Urtica californica
ediblemedicinal
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle
Urtica gracilis
ediblemedicinal
Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle
Urtica holosericea
ediblemedicinal
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle
Urtica breweri
ediblemedicinal
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
ediblemedicinal
Stink Currant
Stink Currant
Ribes bracteosum
Rosaceaeedible
Stinking Cassia
Stinking Cassia
Senna tora
Fabaceaeedible
Stinking Goosefoot Arrach - Wormseed
Stinking Goosefoot Arrach - Wormseed
Chenopodium vulvaria
edible
Stock
Stock
Matthiola incana
Brassicaceaeedible
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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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