Clay soil lovers
Clay soil is "heavy", it holds a lot of water in the wet months and bakes hard in dry summers. Some plants do really well in this soil, including roses.
Bamboos
9 plants
Climbing plants
76 plants
Grasses
13 plants
Perennials - autumn flowering
106 plants
Perennials - spring flowering
9 plants
Perennials - summer flowering
32 plants
Perennials - winter flowering
10 plants
Roses
114 plants
Shrubs (bushes) and structural plants
46 plants
Soft fruit - bushes, plants and vines
21 plants
Trees
22 plants
All plants (400)
Achillea 'Moonshine'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
Fernleaf yarrow
Astrantia 'Roma'
Masterwort
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Crimson pygmy barberry, Little favourite, Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Golden Ring'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean feather reed grass
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Feather reed grass
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
Milky bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Clematis 'Ernest Markham'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Gipsy Queen'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Niobe'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Perle d'Azur'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Polish Spirit'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Purpurea Plena Elegans'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'The President'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Warszawska Nike'
Virgin's bower
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Silver variegated dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Siberian dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Fargesia murielae
Umbrella bamboo, Muriel bamboo
Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
Riversleaianum geranium
Geranium Rozanne = 'Gerwat'
Geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'
Wallich's geranium
Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'
Hakone grass, Urahagusa, Japanese reed grass
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican hellebore
Helleborus niger
Christmas rose, Black hellebore, Snow rose, Winter rose
Ilex x meserveae Blue Prince = 'Conablu'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly
Ilex x meserveae Blue Princess = 'Conapri'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly
Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'
Water iris, Yellow iris, Yellow flag, Water flag, False iris
Lathyrus latifolius
Perennial pea, Broad leaved everlasting pea, Large leaved lathyrus, Wild sweet pea
Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
Late Dutch honeysuckle, Late red honeysuckle, Woodbine
Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker'
Yellow loosestrife, Fringed loosestrife, Hairy loosestrife
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'Feesey'
Gardener's garters, Reed canary grass, Ribbon grass
Phyllostachys aurea
Fishpole bamboo, Gosan-Chiku, Hotei-Chiku, Golden bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
Black stemmed bamboo, Kuro-Chiku, Black bamboo
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin = 'Marrob'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Rheum
Rhubarb, Ornamental Rhubarb
Ribes
Currant, Gooseberry
Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant, European blackcurrant
Rosa 'Albertine'
Rambling rose