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Plants for clay soil

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

Western Wild Rose
Western Wild Rose
Rosa woodsii
ediblemedicinal
Wetern Blackcurrant
Wetern Blackcurrant
Ribes petiolare
edible
Wharariki
Wharariki
Phormium cookianum
edible
Whisky Currant
Whisky Currant
Ribes inebrians
edible
White Arrow Arum
White Arrow Arum
Peltandra sagittifolia
edible
White Basswood
White Basswood
Tilia heterophylla
ediblemedicinal
White Birch
White Birch
Betula platyphylla
edible
White Birch
White Birch
Betula pubescens
edible
White Bog-Orchid
White Bog-Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
Orchidaceaeedible
White Bryony
White Bryony
Bryonia alba
Cucurbitaceaeedible
White Clover
White Clover
Trifolium repens
ediblemedicinal
White Dead Nettle
White Dead Nettle
Lamium album
ediblemedicinal
White Elder
White Elder
Sambucus gaudichaudiana
ediblemedicinal
White Goosefoot
White Goosefoot
Chenopodium viride
edible
White Lupin
White Lupin
Lupinus termis
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
White Melilot
White Melilot
Melilotus albus
ediblemedicinal
White Mulberry
White Mulberry
Morus alba multicaulis
ediblemedicinal
White Mustard
White Mustard
Sinapis alba
ediblemedicinal
White Oak
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
White Peppermint
White Peppermint
Mentha x piperita officinalis
ediblemedicinal
White Poplar
White Poplar
Populus alba
ediblemedicinal
White Sapote
White Sapote
Casimiroa edulis
edible
White Trillium
White Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
ediblemedicinal
White Wall Rocket
White Wall Rocket
Diplotaxis erucoides
edible
White Water Lily
White Water Lily
Nymphaea alba
edible
White Willow
White Willow
Salix alba
Salicaceaeediblemedicinal
White bamboo
White bamboo
Dendrocalamus membranaceus
Poaceaeedible
White carob tree
White carob tree
Prosopis alba
edible
White mulberry
White mulberry
Morus alba
ediblemedicinal
White wood aster
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata
edible
White-Flowered Currant
White-Flowered Currant
Ribes laxiflorum
edible
White-stemmed bramble
White-stemmed bramble
Rubus cockburnianus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Whitebark Magnolia
Whitebark Magnolia
Magnolia hypoleuca
Magnoliaceaeediblemedicinal
Whitebark Raspberry
Whitebark Raspberry
Rubus leucodermis
ediblemedicinal
Whitebeam
Whitebeam
Sorbus aria
edible
Whiterim scurfpea
Whiterim scurfpea
Psoralea subacaulis
Fabaceaeedible
Whitestem Gooseberry
Whitestem Gooseberry
Ribes inerme
edible
Whitewoolly rose
Whitewoolly rose
Rosa tomentosa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Whitey Wood
Whitey Wood
Melicytus ramiflorus
Scrophulariaceaeedible
Whitlow Grass
Whitlow Grass
Erophila verna
edible
Whorled Solomon's Seal
Whorled Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum verticillatum
ediblemedicinal
Widewing Springparsley
Widewing Springparsley
Cymopterus purpurescens
edible
Wild Angelica
Wild Angelica
Angelica sylvestris
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
ediblemedicinal
Wild Cabbage
Wild Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Wild Carrot
Wild Carrot
Trachymene glaucifolia
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
Prunus virens
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Wild Daffodil
Wild Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
edible
Wild Einkorn
Wild Einkorn
Triticum monococcum aegilopoides
Poaceaeedible
Wild Emmer
Wild Emmer
Triticum turgidum dicoccoides
Poaceaeedible
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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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