Plants for Clay Soils
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Clay soil is usually wet and heavy in winter and shrinks and cracks in dry summers so choosing plants can be tricky.  Digging in organic matter and grit to increase drainage will help change the soils structure to accommodate a larger selection of plants .


TREESSHRUBSPERENNIALS & ANNUALSCLIMBERS/WALL SHRUBS

Alnus

Drimys winteri

Fraxinus

Juglans

Magnolia

Populous

Prunus

Quercus

Salix

Sorbus


CONIFERS

Cryptomeria 

Metasequoia 

Taxodium









Aronia

Berberis

Calycanthus

Chaenomeles

Choisya

Clethra

Cornus

Cotoneaster

Elaeagnus

Euonymus

Fothergillia

Genista

Kalmia

Photinia

Ribes sanguinium

Ruscus

Salix

Sambucus

Spiraea

Symphoricarpos

Tetrapanax

Viburnum




Acanthus

Anemone hupehensis

Anemone x hybrida

Bergenia

Doronicum

Eupatorium

Filipendula

Geranium (Hardy)

Geum

Helianthus

Houttuynia

Iris laevigata

Leucanthemum

Ligularia

Lythrum

Mimulus

Omphalodes

Primula japonica

Rodgersia

Trollius






Garrya elliptica

Humulus lupulus

Rosa

Vitis

GRASSES & BAMBOOS

Luzula

Miscanthus sinensis

Phyllostachys


FERNS & BOG PLANTS

Aruncus

Caltha palustris

Darmera peltata

Matteuccia

Onoclea

Osmunda

Polystichum setiferum

Ranunculus

Thalia dealbata

Thelypteris

Woodwardia