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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Salix caprea Pendula - Dwarf Weeping Kilmarnock Willow
Salix caprea Pendula, commonly known as Dwarf Weeping Kilmarnock Willow, is a small ornamental tree with pendulous branches and a weeping habit. Th...
View full detailsSalix Integra 'Flamingo' (2 Litre)
5.0 / 5.0
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Salix integra 'Flamingo' is an eye-catching deciduous shrub admired for its vibrant and variegated foliage. This plant features slender, pink and c...
View full detailsSalix Integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'
5.0 / 5.0
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- Throughout spring and summer, eye catching pink tipped small leaves sit against a back drop of mottled green and white variegated foliage on Sali...
View full detailsSalix Purpurea Pendula - Weeping Purple Willow
Salix Purpurea Pendula or Weeping Purple Willow is becoming a very popular willow for smaller gardens, Salix purpurea pendula is grafted onto a st...
View full detailsSarcococca Confusa | Fragrant Sweet Box (2 Litre)
Sarcococca Confusa, commonly known as Fragrant Sweet Box, is an evergreen shrub celebrated for its simple elegance and winter interest. Adorning it...
View full detailsSorbus Aucu. Sheerwater Seedling - 10Ltr
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Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling' is an Upright Mountain Ash tree ideal for creating plenty of interest in small spaces. Fluffy, white corymbs...
View full detailsSorbus aucuparia - Rowan
An attractive robust native tree, suitable for smaller gardens, Sorbus aucuparia produces masses of creamy white flowers in Spring through to early...
View full detailsSorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal - Red berried Rowan has all of the same features of Sorbus aucuparia but with brighter red berries and a more uprig...
View full detailsSorbus Commixta - Mountain Ash (10 Litre)
SORBUS Commixta - Mountain Ash SORBUS Commixta, commonly known as Mountain Ash, is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. It is highly valued for it...
View full detailsSorbus Joseph Rock (10 Litre)
Sorbus Joseph Rock is a stunning ornamental plant that adds beauty and elegance to any garden or landscape. Named after the renowned plant explorer...
View full detailsSweet Box | Sarcococca confusa
Sarcococca confusa is an evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and wonderfully fragrant winter flowers. Plant sweet box near a path or entrance in a s...
View full detailsThalictrum 'Little Pinkie' (2 Litres)
Thalictrum 'Little Pinkie' is a charming and delicate perennial plant that adds a touch of elegance and grace to garden landscapes. This variety of...
View full detailsThalictrum 'Splendide' 2L
Thalictrum 'Splendide' is a stunning herbaceous perennial commonly known as Meadow Rue. It boasts attractive fern-like foliage and bears delicate, ...
View full detailsTiarella 'Sugar and Spice' | Foam Flower
Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice' is a delightful and enchanting perennial plant commonly known as Foam Flower. This variety of Tiarella features beautifu...
View full detailsTradescantia and. 'Leonora' 2 Litre
Tradescantia 'Leonora' is a hardy clump-forming perennial producing three-petalled violet-blue flowers above narrow green foliage. Its easy-growing...
View full detailsTradescantia and. 'Osprey' 2L
Tradescantia 'Osprey' is a hardy perennial with neat clumps of narrow green foliage and distinctive white three-petalled flowers with contrasting v...
View full detailsViburnum davidii 3 Litre
Viburnum davidii is a low, spreading evergreen shrub with distinctive leathery dark green leaves marked by three prominent veins. Flat clusters of ...
View full detailsViburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii' 5 Litre
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii' is a beautiful deciduous shrub with distinctive tiered horizontal branches. In late spring, the branches...
View full detailsViburnum tinus 'Eve Price' 3 Litre
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' is a compact evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and rounded clusters of pink buds that open to small white fl...
View full detailsViburnum tinus 25-30cm Tall 2 Litre
Viburnum tinus is an evergreen shrub valued for its dense, glossy foliage and clusters of small, fragrant flowers that appear in late winter to ear...
View full detailsVinca minor 'Bowles's Variety' 2 Litre
Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety' is a vigorous evergreen groundcover perennial with glossy dark green leaves and clear violet-blue flowers in spring....
View full detailsVinca minor 2 Litre
Vinca minor, commonly known as Lesser Periwinkle, is a dependable evergreen groundcover celebrated for its glossy green leaves and charming star-sh...
View full detailsVinca minor f. Alba (9cm)
5.0 / 5.0
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Vinca minor f. Alba, also known as White Periwinkle or White Vinca, is a charming ground cover plant that features beautiful white flowers and glos...
View full detailsVinca Variegated 'Golden Blue' 9cm
Vinca minor 'Golden Blue' is a striking evergreen groundcover featuring glossy green leaves edged with creamy-golden variegation and bright blue-vi...
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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