Plants For Heavy Clay Soils

Plants for heavy clay soil are surprisingly quite common and can be propagated as easy as most other gardening plants.

Now we all know heavy clay soil is difficult to dig, it sticks to your boots, it sticks to your spade, even a stainless steels spade, it sticks to just about everything. And it compacts just by walking on it and water will lay in puddles.

Not ideal conditions for plants then?

Well some plants actually thrive in heavy clay soils and by choosing the right ones you too can have perfect flowering borders and beds just like anyone who has normal soil.

So, what can you plant in heavy clay soil.

Plants for heavy clay soils should be split into two types, those which prefer shade and those which will thrive in direct sun.

These are few favourites that will perform well in heavy clay soil….....

Shade loving plants for heavy clay soil:

[ Astrantia ] [ Aconitum ] [ Filipendula ] [ Ligularia ] [ Rodgersia ] [ Tiarella ]

Sun loving plants for heavy clay soil:

[ Astilbe ] [ Lysimachia ] [ Lythrum ] [ Monarda ] [ Phlox ] [ Ranunculus ] [ Trollius ]

All these plants will benefit from a mulch of well-rotted compost or bark chippings.

Once established you can propagate them as normal and collect seeds, take cuttings or divide, depending on the plant. Click on the links above for full details on each plant.

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