PLANTS TOLERANT TO CLAY SOIL
Clay soils can be a challenging environment for plants, to say the least, being prone to waterlogging in winter and drying hard as a rock in summer. Although site conditions can be improved somewhat by incorporating gypsum into the soil, finding plants which can tolerate clay soil can be a frustrating exercise, so we have compiled a list of clay tolerant plants we grow:
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Species |
Common Name |
Height |
Soil conditions |
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Eucalypts |
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Eucalyptus caesia magna |
Silver Princess |
10m |
Well drained |
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
River Red Gum |
45m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Corymbia
citriodora |
Lemon scented Gum |
30m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Eucalyptus cladocalyx nana |
Dwarf Sugar Gum |
9m |
Well drained |
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Eucalyptus forrestiana |
Fuschia Gum |
6m |
Well drained. Short periods of waterlogging |
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Eucalyptus laeliae |
Darling River Ghost Gum |
20m |
Well drained |
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Corymbia maculata |
Spotted Gum |
35m |
Tolerates compacted, waterlogged soil |
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Eucalyptus occidentalis |
Flat Topped Yate |
20m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil and dry |
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Eucalyptus preissiana |
Bell Fruited Mallee |
3m |
Well drained |
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Eucalyptus pulverulenta |
Silver Leaved Mtn Gum |
9m |
Well drained |
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Eucalyptus rudis |
Flooded Gum |
20m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Eucalyptus salmonophloia |
Salmon Gum |
30m |
Well drained |
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Eucalyptus spathulata |
Swamp Mallett |
8m |
Heavy, waterlogged & saline soil & drought |
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Eucalyptus tetraptera |
Square-Fruited Mallee |
3m |
Tolerates well drained heavy clay |
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Eucalyptus torquata |
Coral Gum |
8m |
Well drained |
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Eucalyptus utilis (platypus) |
Round-leaved Moort |
15m |
Tolerates waterlogging |
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Eucalyptus wandoo |
Wandoo |
25m |
Well drained |
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Tall Plants |
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Acacia acuminata |
Jam Wattle |
7m |
dry soil |
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Acacia saligna |
Golden wreath wattle |
4m |
Well to moderately drained soil |
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Acacia vestita |
Hairy Wattle |
3m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Banksia ericifolia |
Heath Leaved Banksia |
7m |
Well drained |
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Banksia seminuda |
River Banksia |
25m |
Well drained |
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Callistemon citrinus |
Crimson Bottlebrush |
2-4m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Callistemon glaucus |
Albany Bottlebrush |
3m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Callistemon phoeniceus |
Lesser Bottlebrush |
4m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Callistemon salignus |
Willow Bottlebrush |
7m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Casuarina obesa (glauca) |
Swamp Oak |
8m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Hibiscus tiliaceus |
Sea Hibiscus |
5m |
Tolerates heavy, saline soil, short waterlogging |
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Melaleuca cuticularis |
Saltwater Paperbark |
8m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Melaleuca huegelii |
Chenille Honey Myrtle |
3m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca incana |
Grey Honey Myrtle |
2m-5m |
sandy clay dry and winter wet areas |
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Melaleuca lateritia |
Robin Red Breast |
2.5m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Melaleuca linariifolia |
Snow in Summer |
8m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Melaleuca megacephala |
Yellow Pom-Pom Myrtle |
3m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca nesophila |
Showy Honey Myrtle |
2-5m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca pentagona |
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3m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca preissiana |
Swamp Paper Bark |
6m |
Heavy, waterlogged soil, but only short dry |
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Melaleuca quinquenervia |
Broadleaved Paperbark |
12m |
Tolerates boggy, saline & dry soil |
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Melaleuca rhaphiophylla |
Swamp Paper Bark |
5m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Taxandria parviceps |
(Agonis) Fine Ti-Tree |
3m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Viminaria juncea |
Swish Bush |
4m |
Thrives in heavy boggy soil |
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Shrubs <2m |
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Acacia glaucoptera |
Flat Wattle |
1.2m |
Well drained |
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Acmena smithii |
Dwarf Lilly Pilly |
1m |
Well drained |
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Astartea scoparia |
Common Astartea |
2m |
Tolerates heavy damp and winter wet soil |
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Atriplex amnicola |
River Saltbush |
1m |
Tolerates dry & waterlogging once mature |
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Alyogyne huegelii |
Native Hibiscus |
2m |
Well drained |
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Beaufortia aestiva |
Summer Flame |
1m |
Well drained |
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Brachyscome iberidifolia |
Swan River Daisy |
0.2m |
Well drained |
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Calothamnus hirsutus |
Hairy Claw Flower |
1.5m |
OK in Winter wet areas |
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Calothamnus
quadrifidus |
Blood-red Net Bush |
2m |
Fast growing. Dry to boggy soil. |
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Calothamnus
sanguineus |
Silky-Leaved Blood Flower |
2m |
Well drained |
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Eremophila maculata |
Native Fuschia |
1m |
Well drained |
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Gastrolobium
capitatum |
Eggs n Bacon |
1m |
Well drained to moist clay |
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Gastrolobium celsianum |
Swan River Pea |
1.2m |
Well drained to moist clay |
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Gastrolobium sericeum |
Lemon Drops |
1m |
Well drained to moist clay |
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Hakea petioaris ssp
angusta |
Sea Urchin Hakea |
2m |
Well drained |
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Indigofera australis |
Native Indigo |
1.5m |
Well drained |
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Kunzea baxteri |
Scarlet Kunzea |
3m |
Well drained |
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Kunzea recurva |
Purple Kunzea |
2m |
Well drained to seasonally wet |
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Leptospermum species |
TeaTrees |
2m |
Dry to boggy soil |
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Melaleuca fulgens |
Scarlet Honey Myrtle |
1.5m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca pulchella |
Claw Flower |
1m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca radula |
GracefulHoney Myrtle |
2m |
Well drained |
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Melaleuca scabra |
Rough Honey Myrtle |
1m |
Ok in Winter wet areas |
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Scaevola crassifolia |
Fanflower |
1.5m |
Well drained |
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Templetonia retusa |
Cocky's Tongue |
2m |
Well drained |
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Thryptomene saxicola |
Paynes Hybrid |
1.5m |
Dry |
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Verticordia densiflora |
Compacted Featherflower |
1m |
Ok in Winter wet areas |
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Westringia fruticosa |
Coastal Rosemary |
1m |
Well drained |
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Groundcovers |
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Acacia lasiocarpa prostrate |
Dune Moses |
0.5m |
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Grevillea 'Flat Jack' |
Flat Jack |
0.5m |
Well drained |
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Kennedia prostrata |
Running postman |
0.1 |
Well drained |
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Myoporum parvifolium |
Creeping Boobialla |
0.1m |
Well drained |
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Pycnosorus globosus |
Billy Buttons |
0.3m |
Moist with short periods of waterlogging |
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Viola hederacea |
Native violet |
0.2 |
Moist to wet soil |
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Grasses & Sedges |
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Anigozanthos flavidus Red |
Red Kangaroo Paw |
1m |
Well drained |
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Anigozanthos flavidus Yellow |
Yellow Kangaroo Paw |
1m |
Well drained |
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Isolepis cernua |
Fibre Optics Grass |
0.3m |
Thrives in moist to boggy & saline soil |
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Ficinia nodosa |
Knotted clubrush |
1m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Juncus subsecundus |
Finger Rush |
1m |
Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil |
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Lomandra
longifolia |
Spiny head Mat Rush |
0.75m |
Tolerates periods of inundation. |
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