Plants for Clay Soil
Find plants for heavier garden soil, including Hydrangea, Viburnum, hostas, daylilies and other suitable perennials. Choose for your light and drainage as well as the soil texture.

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Belle De Jour Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Belle De Jour is a floribunda rose with yellow-orange blooms. Soft yellow-orange flower clusters for a warm border display.Why we like it Soft yell...
View full detailsBergenia 'Eroica' 2 Litre
Bergenia 'Eroica' is a robust and versatile perennial known for its large, glossy, evergreen leaves and vibrant magenta-pink flowers. This variety ...
View full detailsBergenia Bressingham White 2L
Bergenia 'Bressingham White' is a tough, evergreen perennial valued for its glossy green foliage and pure white spring flowers. The neat clumps pro...
View full detailsBetula Jacquemontii 10 Litre
Characteristics - Position: full sun or lightly dappled shade - Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil - Rate of growth: fast-growing - Ot...
View full detailsBetula pendula 'Youngii' | Weeping Silver Birch 10 Litre
Characteristics - Position: full sun or lightly dappled shade - Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil - Rate of growth: fast-growing - Fl...
View full detailsBetula pendula | Weeping Silver Birch 10 Litre
Characteristics - Imposing large tall tree with a distinctive peeling white bark. Yellow leaves in autumn. - Flowering: Yellow-brown male catkins...
View full detailsBig Purple Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
Big Purple is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with purple blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, w...
View full detailsBirthday Girl Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Birthday Girl is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with pink/cream blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared plant...
View full detailsBirthday Wishes Patio Rose 3.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Birthday Wishes is a compact patio rose for smaller planting spaces, with orange/red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared pla...
View full detailsBlack Baccara Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
Black Baccara is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, w...
View full detailsBlackcurrant 'Ben Nevis' | Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant 'Ben Nevis' is a reliable fruiting shrub producing generous crops of glossy black berries with a rich, sharp-sweet flavour. It is well...
View full detailsBlackcurrant 'Malling Jet' | Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant 'Malling Jet' is a traditional late-cropping variety with vigorous growth and long strings of glossy black fruit. Its later harvest he...
View full detailsBlackcurrant Ben Nevis | Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis'
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis' is a cultivar of the blackcurrant plant, known for its juicy and flavorful berries. The berries have a deep purple-black c...
View full detailsBlessings Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Blessings is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with salmon pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunn...
View full detailsBlue For You Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Blue For You is a floribunda rose with lavender-purple blooms. Lavender-purple flower clusters with fragrance.Why we like it Lavender-purple flower...
View full detailsBlue Girl Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Blue Girl is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with purple-blue blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunn...
View full detailsBoscobel David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Boscobel is an English rose bred by David Austin, with pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting position. Its stron...
View full detailsBoule De Neige Hybrid Tea Rose 4.5 Litre
4.33 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Boule De Neige is a hybrid tea rose with individual flowers that stand out in a rose border, with white blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny...
View full detailsBright As A Button Persica Rose 3.5 Litre
Bright As A Button is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with pink with a magenta centre blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny...
View full detailsBright Smiles Floribunda Rose 3.5 Litre
Bright Smiles is a floribunda rose with yellow-orange blooms. Cheerful yellow-orange flower clusters for a lively summer display.Why we like it Che...
View full detailsBrunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' 2L
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' is a captivating perennial known for its stunning, heart-shaped leaves that are heavily frosted with silver and a...
View full detailsBurgundy Ice Floribunda Rose 4.5 Litre
Burgundy Ice is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with wine blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting pos...
View full detailsCaltha leptosepala | Giant Marsh Marigold P9
Caltha leptosepala, also known as the giant marsh marigold, is a stunning perennial plant that can add a splash of bright yellow to any Irish garde...
View full detailsCaltha palustris 'Polypetala' | Giant Marsh Marigold P9
Caltha palustris 'Polypetala', also known as the giant marsh marigold, is a stunning perennial plant that produces large, bright yellow flowers wit...
View full detailsWork with your clay soil
Clay holds moisture and nutrients, but its drainage and workability vary. Hydrangeas and Viburnum offer shrub options, while hostas, Bergenia, Astrantia and daylilies bring foliage or flowers to suitable sites. Choose each plant for sun or shade and avoid treating clay as a single set of conditions. Soil that stays saturated needs a different approach from heavy soil that drains between showers. Improve soil structure where appropriate and avoid trampling or digging when it is very wet. Our team can help interpret your garden photos and choose for the actual conditions.
Notice how long water remains after rain. Clay-tolerant does not automatically mean tolerant of standing water.
Avoid working saturated soil. Prepare a broad planting area and discuss suitable organic matter with our team.
Hostas and hydrangeas have different needs from sunny-border daylilies. Check the individual variety.
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