Best Plants for Clay Soil

Adaptable plants that cope with heavy, slow-draining ground.

Showing the top 30 of 954 matching plants, ranked by nursery availability, then native status. The Plant Finder searches all 954.

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   alderleaf buckthorn Rhamnus alnifoliaZone 3+ · shade · 3 ft · native
2. 
   alkali cordgrass Spartina gracilisZone 3+ · full sun · 3 ft · native
3. 
   alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoidesZone 3+ · full sun · 3 ft · native
4. 
   aloe yucca Yucca aloifoliaZone 6+ · part shade · 15 ft · native
5. 
   alpine aster Aster alpinusZone 4+ · part shade · 0.3 ft · native
6. 
   alpine timothy Phleum alpinumZone 2+ · part shade · 1.4 ft · native
7. 
   American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldiiZone 4+ · part shade · 1 ft · native
8. 
   American beautyberry Callicarpa americanaZone 7+ · part shade · 9 ft · native
9. 
   American bittersweet Celastrus scandensZone 3+ · shade · 15 ft · native
10. 
    American bur-reed Sparganium americanumZone 3+ · part shade · 3.2 ft · native
11. 
    American cranberrybush Viburnum opulusZone 3+ · part shade · 6 ft · native
12. 
    American eelgrass Vallisneria americanaZone 3+ · full sun · 1 ft · native
13. 
    American elm Ulmus americanaZone 2+ · part shade · 120 ft · native
14. 
    American hazelnut Corylus americanaZone 3+ · part shade · 10 ft · native
15. 
    American lotus Nelumbo luteaZone 3+ · full sun · 3 ft · native
16. 
    American mountain ash Sorbus americanaZone 3+ · part shade · 40 ft · native
17. 
    American sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachneZone 3+ · part shade · 3 ft · native
18. 
    American speedwell Veronica americanaZone 3+ · shade · 0.8 ft · native
19. 
    American sycamore Platanus occidentalisZone 3+ · part shade · 100 ft · native
20. 
    American water horehound Lycopus americanusZone 3+ · shade · 1.8 ft · native
21. 
    American water plantain Alisma subcordatumZone 3+ · full sun · 0.5 ft · native
22. 
    American water-willow Justicia americanaZone 4+ · shade · 2.5 ft · native
23. 
    American wisteria Wisteria frutescensZone 6+ · shade · 50 ft · native
24. 
    American witchhazel Hamamelis virginianaZone 4+ · part shade · 20 ft · native
25. 
    analogue sedge Carex simulataZone 3+ · part shade · 1.5 ft · native
26. 
    annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioidesZone 12+ · part shade · 1.5 ft · native
27. 
    annual wildrice Zizania aquaticaZone 10+ · full sun · 9.8 ft · native
28. 
    arborvitae Thuja occidentalisZone 3+ · part shade · 50 ft · native
29. 
    Arizona cypress Hesperocyparis arizonicaZone 4+ · shade · 50 ft · native
30. 
    Arizona fescue Festuca arizonicaZone 4+ · full sun · 2 ft · native

Every plant here is drawn from the USDA PLANTS database; the traits behind this list are quoted from it, not estimated. See data & sources.

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