Trees that will grow in clay soil. Acer japonicum,
palmatum (Japanese maple), Amelanchier lamarckii AGM, Betula (birch), Cratageus (hawthorn), Eucalyptus, Laburnum anagyroides, L. x watereri 'Vossii' AGM, Liquidambar styraciflua, Malus (crab
apple), Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula' AGM (weeping pear), Sorbus
Conifers for clay. Araucaria araucana, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, C. obtusa, C. pisifera, Ginkgo biloba AGM, Juniperus
chinensis, J. x pfitzeriana, J. virginiana, Picea abies, P. glauca, P. omorika AGM, P. orientalis AGM, P. pungens, Pseudotsuga menziesii AGM, Taxodium distichum AGM, Thuja plicata, Tsuga
candensis, T. heterophylla AGM
Shrubs that will tolerate clay. Buddleja,
Cotoneaster (evergreen and deciduous), Escallonia (evergreen), Fuchsia, Hydrangea, Mahonia, Rosa, Spiraea, Viburnum (deciduous and evergreen), Weigela
Ground cover for clay soils. Bergenia, Euonymus
fortunei, Gaultheria procumbens AGM, G. shallon, G. x wisleyensis, Geranium, Hypericum calycinum, Juniperus communis, J. regida subsp. conferta, J., horizontalis, Lamium galeobdolon, Persicaria
affinis, P. bistorta, P. vacciniifolia AGM, Rubus pentalobus, Vinca major, V. minor
Climbers and wall shrubs to plant in clay soil. Chaenomeles x superba 'Moerloosei' AGM (pink) and 'Nivalis' (white), Cotoneaster horizontalis AGM,
C. lacteus AGM, Forsythia suspensa AGM, Escallonia 'C.F. Ball', E. 'Edinensis' AGM, Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' AGM, Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris, Kerria japonica, Lonicera
japonica, L. periclymenum, Pyracantha, Rosa
Herbaceous perennials that like clay soil. Alchemilla mollis, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica, A. x hybrida, Aster novae-angliae, A. novi-belgii, Astrantia, Geranium,
Helleborus, Hosta, Kniphofia, Sedum spectabile AGM Solidago
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