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Plants for clay soil

Heavy, moisture-holding, slow-warming. We've filtered our catalogue down to 4,814 matchs.

West African Ebony
West African Ebony
Diospyros mespiliformis
Rosaceaeedible
West African Laburnum
West African Laburnum
Cassia sieberiana
ediblemedicinal
West Australian Sandalwood
West Australian Sandalwood
Santalum spicatum
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
West Indian Locust
West Indian Locust
Hymenaea courbaril
edible
West Indin Chickweed
West Indin Chickweed
Drymaria cordata
edible
Western Buttercup
Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
Ranunculaceaeediblemedicinal
Western Chokecherry
Western Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana demissa
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Western Dock
Western Dock
Rumex occidentalis
ediblemedicinal
Western Dog Violet
Western Dog Violet
Viola adunca
ediblemedicinal
Western Dogwood
Western Dogwood
Cornus occidentalis
Cornaceaeedible
Western Gromwell
Western Gromwell
Lithospermum ruderale
Lamiaceaeedible
Western Hemlock
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
edible
Western Juniper
Western Juniper
Juniperus occidentalis
ediblemedicinal
Western Marsh Marigold
Western Marsh Marigold
Caltha leptosepala
edible
Western Mayhaw
Western Mayhaw
Crataegus opaca
ediblemedicinal
Western Poison Oak
Western Poison Oak
Rhus diversiloba
edible
Western Sand Cherry
Western Sand Cherry
Prunus besseyi
ediblemedicinal
Western Sweet-Cicely
Western Sweet-Cicely
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Apiaceaeedible
western valerian
western valerian
Valeriana occidentalis
Aristolochiaceaeediblemedicinal
Western Waterleaf
Western Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum occidentale
edible
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 bamboo
White bamboo
Dendrocalamus membranaceus
Poaceaeedible
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 carob tree
White carob tree
Prosopis alba
edible
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 mistletoe
Tupeia antarctica
edible
White mulberry
White mulberry
Morus alba
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
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for clay soil?

We catalogue 4814 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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