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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For Your Eyes Only Floribunda Persica Rose 3.5 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
For Your Eyes Only is a floribunda rose for a colourful garden display, with pink, deep pink centre blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, we...
View full detailsFuchsia 'Genii' 2L
Fuchsia ‘Genii’ is a bushy, hardy fuchsia, known for its vibrant display of small, single flowers featuring narrow pink sepals and purple-red petal...
View full detailsFuchsia 'Riccartonii' | Red Fuchsia (3 Litre)
Fuchsia 'Riccartonii', often referred to as hardy fuchsia, is a stellar perennial known for its elegant and pendulous tubular flowers. These blooms...
View full detailsFuchsia Mrs Popple
Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple' is a popular cultivar known for its stunning red and purple flowers that bloom throughout the summer and into the autumn. This...
View full detailsGabriel Oak David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
Gabriel Oak is an English rose bred by David Austin, with deep pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting position. I...
View full detailsGalway Bay Climbing Rose 5 Litre
Galway Bay is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with deep pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared...
View full detailsGartnerfreude Ground Cover Rose 3 Litre
Gartnerfreude is a spreading rose for filling the front of borders, with red blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting po...
View full detailsGentle Hermione David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Gentle Hermione is an English rose bred by David Austin, with pink blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting position.Why...
View full detailsGeranium 'Russell Prichard' 2 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Geranium 'Russell Prichard' is a low-growing, spreading perennial known for its vivid magenta-pink flowers with darker veins that bloom over a long...
View full detailsGeranium 'Sue Crug' 2lt
Geranium 'Sue Crûg' is an unusual hardy cranesbill with mauve-pink flowers marked by darker purple veins and a distinctive central eye. It forms a ...
View full detailsGeranium macrorrhizum Bevan's Variety 2 Litre
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' is a tough, spreading hardy geranium with aromatic foliage and vivid purplish-pink flowers. It quickly form...
View full detailsGeranium palustre | Marsh Cranesbill P9
Geranium palustre, commonly known as the marsh cranesbill or marsh geranium, is a versatile plant that can thrive in wetland or pond environments. ...
View full detailsGeranium sang. 'Vision Pink' 2L
Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Pink’ is a compact, spreading perennial with deeply divided foliage and vivid pink flowers marked by darker veins. Its ...
View full detailsGeranium sang. 'Vision Violet' 2L
Geranium sanguineum ‘Vision Violet’ is a low-growing, spreading perennial with deeply divided foliage and abundant carmine-violet flowers. It is we...
View full detailsGertrude Jekyll David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Gertrude Jekyll is an English rose bred by David Austin, with rosy-pink key features: highly recommended highly fragrant abundant blooms. Enjoy its...
View full detailsGeum 'Mai Tai'
5.0 / 5.0
3 Reviews
Geum 'Mai Tai' is a stunning perennial plant highly prized for its unique and vibrant flowers. This variety showcases double blooms with a captivat...
View full detailsGeum 'Tempo Orange' 2 Litre
Geum 'Tempo Orange' is a vibrant, early-flowering perennial that produces striking, semi-double, bright orange blooms on slender stems above a moun...
View full detailsGeum 'Tempo Yellow'
Geum 'Tempo Yellow' is a lovely perennial plant that adds a splash of bright, sunshine yellow to any garden. Its striking, cup-shaped flowers bloom...
View full detailsGeum Koi Dark Orange (9cm)
5.0 / 5.0
1 Review
Geum Koi Dark Orange is a captivating and vibrant perennial plant that brings a striking splash of color to garden landscapes. This variety of Geum...
View full detailsGeum rivale | Water avens 18 cm aquatic basket
5.0 / 5.0
2 Reviews
Geum rivale, commonly known as water avens or nodding avens, is a charming and adaptable plant suitable for pond environments. With its nodding, be...
View full detailsGeum Totally Tangerine
Geum 'Totally Tangerine' is a herbaceous perennial plant known for its bright orange flowers that bloom from late spring to mid-summer. It has lush...
View full detailsGloriana Climbing Rose 10 Litre Jumbo Climber
Gloriana is a rose for training over a suitable wall, fence or support, with purple, rambler blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prep...
View full detailsGolden Celebration David Austin Fragrant Rose 6 Litre
Golden Celebration is an English rose bred by David Austin, with yellow blooms. Enjoy its summer flowers in a sunny, well-prepared planting positio...
View full detailsGolden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum- 2 Litre 30-40cm
Golden Privet. This vigorous, oval leaf golden privet makes a crisp, pollution-tolerant hedge for an urban or surburban site. The small, oval, brig...
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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