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Plants for clay soil

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

Xanthium strumarium
Xanthium strumarium
Xanthium strumarium
edible
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
edible
Xu Duan
Xu Duan
Dipsacus japonicus
edible
Xuan Fu Hua
Xuan Fu Hua
Inula britannica chinensis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Xylosma japonica
Xylosma japonica
Xylosma japonica
edible
Yage
Yage
Banisteriopsis caapi
ediblemedicinal
Yam
Yam
Dioscorea deltoidea
Dioscoreaceaeediblemedicinal
Yam Bean
Yam Bean
Pachyrhizus erosus
edible
Yama-Shakuyaku
Yama-Shakuyaku
Paeonia japonica
Paeoniaceaeediblemedicinal
Yamazakura
Yamazakura
Prunus serrulata
ediblemedicinal
Yamazakura
Yamazakura
Prunus jamasakura
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Yampa
Yampa
Perideridia gairdneri
edible
Yankee Blackberry
Yankee Blackberry
Rubus frondosus
ediblemedicinal
Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Archangel
Yellow Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Avens
Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum
Rosaceaeedible
Yellow Bee Orchid
Yellow Bee Orchid
Ophrys lutea
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Birch
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
edible
Yellow Bristle Grass
Yellow Bristle Grass
Setaria pumila
Poaceaeedible
Yellow buckeye
Yellow buckeye
Aesculus flava
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Chestnut Oak
Yellow Chestnut Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Day Lily
Yellow Day Lily
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
edible
Yellow Granadilla
Yellow Granadilla
Passiflora laurifolia
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris
edible
Yellow mahonia
Yellow mahonia
Mahonia flavida
Berberidaceaeedible
Yellow Marsh Cress
Yellow Marsh Cress
Rorippa palustris
edible
Yellow Mombin
Yellow Mombin
Spondias mombin
edible
Yellow Monkey Flower
Yellow Monkey Flower
Mimulus guttatus
edible
Yellow nightshade groundcherry
Yellow nightshade groundcherry
Physalis crassifolia
edible
Yellow Pitaya
Yellow Pitaya
Hylocereus megalanthus
edible
Yellow Rocket
Yellow Rocket
Barbarea vulgaris
edible
Yellow Salsify
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
edible
Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
edible
Yellow Sorrel
Yellow Sorrel
Oxalis corniculata
edible
Yellow Star Of Bethlehem
Yellow Star Of Bethlehem
Gagea lutea
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Toadflax
Yellow Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
edible
Yellow Water Lily
Yellow Water Lily
Nuphar lutea
Nymphaeaceaeediblemedicinal
Yellow-Flowered Pea
Yellow-Flowered Pea
Lathyrus aphaca
edible
Yellow-Groove Bamboo
Yellow-Groove Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
edible
Yellowray Goldfields
Yellowray Goldfields
Lasthenia glabrata
Asteraceaeedible
Yerba Mansa
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
edible
Yin Yang Huo
Yin Yang Huo
Epimedium sagittatum
Berberidaceaeedible
Ylang Ylang
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
edible
Yoco
Yoco
Paullinia yoco
Sapindaceaeedible
Yoshino Privet
Yoshino Privet
Elaeagnus yoshinoi
Roseaceaeedible
Youngia chelidoniifolia
Youngia chelidoniifolia
Youngia chelidoniifolia
Asteraceaeedible
Youth On Age
Youth On Age
Tolmiea menziesii
Saxifragaceaeedible
Yuan Zhi
Yuan Zhi
Polygala sibirica
ediblemedicinal
Yuan Zhi
Yuan Zhi
Polygala tenuifolia
ediblemedicinal
Yucca angustissima
Yucca angustissima
Yucca angustissima
ediblemedicinal
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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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