Hi Rosie, I saved some purple sedum from broken stems at a nursery. I asked permission to take them home. I planted the stems in clay soil and they are thriving! I was so glad to see sedum on your list! They were planted near Midnight Masquerade penstemon, and some rescued banana cream daisies. I guess if they don't compliment each other, I can move them around next summer. Great video, thanks!
Those would work in wet clay, but in dry clay (or rather, clay with dry summers) it's a whole other thing. For that you need stuff like achillea filipendulina, echinops, eryngium, centranthus, most salvias, a few asters, and some veronicas. Also, it depends a lot on whether it's very compact clay or not. If it's not, something like agastache will do fine, as well as coreopsis, some campanulas, potentillas...
Thx for all the good info. I have japanese anemones and could not figure out why they thrive in certain areas of my garden. Now I know why, clay soil. They grow for me best in poor soil that has a lot of clay and stones.
I have tried several kniphofias in my clay soil in sunny positions and they grow well enough, but for some reason they produced very few flowers, so I have given up on them.
I have a leucothoe auxiliaris red curly (first year) and all the leaves have dropped off and stems are starting to die. It is overshadowed by a erysimum so could it be a light problem and should I leave it in the ground and Hope it comes back next year. Thanks
Thank you for the “6th Plant Difficult to Stop”, I appreciated the smile it gave me hearing that 🤓
Hi Rosie,
I saved some purple sedum from broken stems at a nursery. I asked permission to take them home. I planted the stems in clay soil and they are thriving! I was so glad to see sedum on your list! They were planted near Midnight Masquerade penstemon, and some rescued banana cream daisies. I guess if they don't compliment each other, I can move them around next summer. Great video, thanks!
This hydrangea is my favourite out of the 6 plants mentioned.
Those would work in wet clay, but in dry clay (or rather, clay with dry summers) it's a whole other thing. For that you need stuff like achillea filipendulina, echinops, eryngium, centranthus, most salvias, a few asters, and some veronicas. Also, it depends a lot on whether it's very compact clay or not. If it's not, something like agastache will do fine, as well as coreopsis, some campanulas, potentillas...
Great info in a short video. I like the format. Thank you!
Most informative. I've been busy making notes and trying to work out where in my garden I can squeeze in these perennials 😁
Thanks so much, I sometimes despair over my clay soils and it is great to get some tips for plants that will cope.
Thx for all the good info. I have japanese anemones and could not figure out why they thrive in certain areas of my garden. Now I know why, clay soil. They grow for me best in poor soil that has a lot of clay and stones.
Very informative. Going to plant a few of those. Planning to have plants in a small patch of grass.
Hi Rosy
Any suggestions for clay n shade ? …thanks
I have tried several kniphofias in my clay soil in sunny positions and they grow well enough, but for some reason they produced very few flowers, so I have given up on them.
Will there be a video about plants for sandy soil? 😊
I have a leucothoe auxiliaris red curly (first year) and all the leaves have dropped off and stems are starting to die. It is overshadowed by a erysimum so could it be a light problem and should I leave it in the ground and Hope it comes back next year. Thanks
Are these five plants Perennial?
Yes :)
Where can u get seeds
Clay soil also means slugs. Leucanthemums can suffer badly.
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