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Plants for clay soil

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

Willow Herb
Willow Herb
Epilobium angustifolium
edible
Willow Oak
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Willow-Leaved Pear
Willow-Leaved Pear
Pyrus salicifolia
Rosaceaeedible
Willow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn
Willow-Leaved Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae salicifolia
edible
Willowleaf Podocarp
Willowleaf Podocarp
Podocarpus salignus
Podocarpaceaeedible
Wilson barberry
Wilson barberry
Berberis wilsoniae
Berberidaceaeediblemedicinal
Wine Palm
Wine Palm
Attalea butyracea
Arecaceaeedible
Wine Raffia Palm Wine Palm
Wine Raffia Palm Wine Palm
Raphia vinifera
edible
Winged Bean
Winged Bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
edible
Winged Elm
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Winged Prickly Ash
Winged Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum planispinum
edible
Winged Spindle Tree
Winged Spindle Tree
Euonymus alatus
edible
Winged Spindle Tree
Winged Spindle Tree
Euonymus alatus apterus
edible
Winter Apple
Winter Apple
Myoporum debile
edible
Winter cassia
Winter cassia
Senna singueana
edible
Winter Cherry
Winter Cherry
Physalis alkekengi franchetii
edible
Winter Cherry
Winter Cherry
Physalis alkekengi
edible
Winter Squash
Winter Squash
Cucurbita maxima
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Winter Sweet
Winter Sweet
Chimonanthus praecox
edible
Winter Tares
Vicia sativa leucosperma
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Wire Grass
Wire Grass
Eleusine indica
edible
Wiry Wattle
Wiry Wattle
Acacia coriacea
Fabaceaeedible
Wisteria villosa
Wisteria villosa
Wisteria villosa
Fabaceaeedible
Withe Rod
Viburnum cassinoides
Adoxaceaeediblemedicinal
Woad
Woad
Isatis tinctoria
Boraginaceaeedible
Wolfberry
Wolfberry
Lycium andersonii
Solanaceaeediblemedicinal
Wolfberry
Wolfberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
edible
Wombat Berry
Wombat Berry
Eustrephus latifolius
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
wonder violet
wonder violet
Viola mirabilis
ediblemedicinal
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Wood Horsetail
Wood Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum
Sphenophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Wood Lily
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
edible
Wood Rose
Wood Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
ediblemedicinal
Wood saxifrage
Wood saxifrage
Saxifraga mertensiana
edible
Wood Sorrel
Wood Sorrel
Oxalis acetosella
edible
Wood Violet
Viola riviniana
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Woodcock Orchid
Woodcock Orchid
Ophrys scolopax
Orchidaceaeedible
Woodland Strawberry
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria bracteata
ediblemedicinal
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus
edible
Woolly Parosella
Woolly Parosella
Parosella lanata
edible
Woolly Sweet-Cicely
Woolly Sweet-Cicely
Osmorhiza claytonii
edible
Wooly Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Wooly Geranium
Wooly Geranium
Geranium erianthum
ediblemedicinal
Wooly Thistle
Wooly Thistle
Cirsium eriophorum
Asteroideaeedible
Wormleaf Stonecrop
Wormleaf Stonecrop
Sedum stenopetalum
Crassulaceaeediblemedicinal
Wormseed
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
edible
Wormseed
Wormseed
Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticum
ediblemedicinal
Wu Wei Zi
Wu Wei Zi
Schisandra chinensis
ediblemedicinal
Wych Elm
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
ediblemedicinal
Xanthium commune
Xanthium commune
Xanthium commune
edible
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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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