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Plants for clay soil

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

Tussock grass
Tussock grass
Poa flabellata
edible
Twinberry
Twinberry
Lonicera involucrata
edible
Twinflower
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
edible
Twisted-Leaf Yucca
Twisted-Leaf Yucca
Yucca rupicola
Asparagaceaeediblemedicinal
Two-Leaf Vetch
Two-Leaf Vetch
Vicia unijuga
edible
Two-Rowed Barley
Two-Rowed Barley
Hordeum distichon
Poaceaeedible
Tworank sedge
Tworank sedge
Carex disticha
edible
Typha bungeana
Typha bungeana
Typha bungeana
edible
Typha davidiana
Typha davidiana
Typha davidiana
Typhaceaeedible
Typha laxmannii
Typha laxmannii
Typha laxmannii
edible
Typha minima
Typha minima
Typha minima
edible
Udo
Udo
Aralia cordata
ediblemedicinal
Ukogi
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
ediblemedicinal
Ulmus laciniata
Ulmus laciniata
Ulmus laciniata
ediblemedicinal
Ulmus macrocarpa
Ulmus macrocarpa
Ulmus macrocarpa
ediblemedicinal
Ulmus wallichiana
Ulmus wallichiana
Ulmus wallichiana
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Umari
Umari
Poraqueiba sericea
edible
Umbrella Pine
Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata
Pinaceaeedible
Umbrella Plant
Umbrella Plant
Darmera peltata
Rosaceaeedible
Undulate speedwell
Veronica undulata
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Unicorn Plant
Unicorn Plant
Proboscidea louisianica
edible
Upland Bent
Upland Bent
Agrostis perennans
Poaceaeedible
Upland Cotton
Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
edible
Upland dewberry
Upland dewberry
Rubus invisus
ediblemedicinal
Upright Hedge Parsley
Upright Hedge Parsley
Torilis japonica
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Urospermum dalechampii
Urospermum dalechampii
Urospermum dalechampii
Caryophyllaceaeedible
Urtica angustifolia
Urtica angustifolia
Urtica angustifolia
ediblemedicinal
Urtica cannabina
Urtica cannabina
Urtica cannabina
ediblemedicinal
Urtica hyperborea
Urtica hyperborea
Urtica hyperborea
Urticaceaeediblemedicinal
Urtica laetevirens
Urtica laetevirens
Urtica laetevirens
ediblemedicinal
Urtica parviflora
Urtica parviflora
Urtica parviflora
Urticaceaeediblemedicinal
Urtica platyphylla
Urtica platyphylla
Urtica platyphylla
Urticaceaeediblemedicinal
Urtica thunbergiana
Urtica thunbergiana
Urtica thunbergiana
Urticaceaeediblemedicinal
Utah Honeysuckle
Utah Honeysuckle
Lonicera utahensis
Caprifoliaceaeedible
Utah Serviceberry
Utah Serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
edible
Uñi
Uñi
Ugni molinae
Myricaceaeedible
Valerian
Valerian
Valeriana capitata
ediblemedicinal
Valeriana amurensis
Valeriana amurensis
Valeriana amurensis
Araliaceaeediblemedicinal
Valeriana celtica
Valeriana celtica
Valeriana celtica
Aristolochiaceaeediblemedicinal
Valeriana phu
Valeriana phu
Valeriana phu
ediblemedicinal
Valeriana sambucifolia
Valeriana sambucifolia
Valeriana sambucifolia
ediblemedicinal
Valeriana toluccana
Valeriana toluccana
Valeriana toluccana
Aristolochiaceaeediblemedicinal
Valerianella chenopodifolia
Valerianella chenopodifolia
Valerianella chenopodifolia
ediblemedicinal
Valley Grape
Vitis girdiana
Vitaceaeedible
Valonia Oak
Valonia Oak
Quercus ithaburensis macrolepis
ediblemedicinal
Variegated Violet
Variegated Violet
Viola variegata
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Variegated-leaf hardy kiwi
Variegated-leaf hardy kiwi
Actinidia kolomikta
Actinidiaceaeedible
Vavilov's Wheat
Vavilov's Wheat
Triticum vavilovi
Poaceaeedible
Vegetable Hummingbird
Vegetable Hummingbird
Sesbania grandiflora
Fabaceaeedible
Vegetable Ivory
Vegetable Ivory
Phytelephas macrocarpa
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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