Can you advise me of any shade loving plants that will grow in heavy clay soil?

Answer 1

hostas
periwinkle (creeping thick ground cover)

Answer 2

I am in Texas and these do very well for me in clay and shade.
Yucca
Canna
Day Lilly
Angel Trumpet
Fern
Papaya
Banana
Hosta
Butterfly Bush
Potato Vine
Morning Glory
Suculent plants (like aloe vera, cacti)

It really depends on what zone you live in. TX is a zone 9, some of the plants I mentioned may not grow in "colder" states out doors.

Good luck

I am on a website called www.gardenhere.com, there is a nice and informative forum as well as plant and seed swaps (free)

Answer 3

I found a good site for which plants will grow in heavy clay soil...the problem is I am not sure of which grow in shade and which ones need a lot of sun.....maybe you can go from here....good luck
http://gardening.about.com/od/gardendesign/a/ClayPlants.htm

Answer 4

I've got heavy soil and plenty of it in the shade. I grow successfully Astilbe, Hostas, Berberis, Anemone, Buxus, Cyclamen, Hemerocallis, Digitalis, Myosotis, Viburnam, Alchemilla, Geranium and Ferns.

Answer 5

I have very heavy clay soil and my Astilbes are thriving. They love it. Astilbes like to be wet, don't let them dry out. I recently bought a Mexican orange--it's a shrub with pretty white flowers--it loves my shady clay area, too. My Hellebore is doing well in my soil, also. I don't know how much you know about plants, but the Hellebore is cool--it's evergreen and it blooms in the winter. Astilbes are medium-sized, the Mexican orange gets BIG but you can keep it pruned to whatever size you want, and Hellebores are medium-sized, too (24-36 inches tall).

Answer 6

I truthfully have an identical difficulty, yet have controlled to have alluring flora and shrubs. here is what I truthfully have achieved. I dig an extremely super hollow on the area the place I desire to plant the shrub. I make it thrice larger than mandatory. Then I take super stones and line the hollow with them. next, I positioned a layer of small stones. This encourages perfect drainage. For the soil that the plant will stay and advance in, I take a superb grade of potting soil, and upload a small quantity of sand to it. I combination it nicely and positioned that into the hollow. I water nicely earlier placing the plant into its new abode. Your new flora will like it, and could advance and serve their purpose nicely with this technique. desire this facilitates.

Answer 7

Acanthus (not agapanthus, which sounds similar) will grow troublefree in soil like this, as long as you have a rainy season and a dry season. It will reward you with tall green spikes of white flowers marked with purple from the late spring into summer.

Answer 8

As above, Fern, Hosta, Astilbe, campanula do well too - your best bet is to go to a good local garden centre and ask.

If you go to a bigger chain and are served by a dubious looking character (or child), don't always believe them, read the labels before you buy. (some of them know you are unsure and will sell you anything knowing you will only come back and buy more when it dies.... money grabbing sods!)

If you want to go ready armed try:

Answer 9

My bamboo plants are thriving but they do need lots of water, their in london clay

Answer 10

ferns will grow in any soil.