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.  Finding plants which can tolerate clay soil can be a frustrating exercise, so we have compiled a list of clay tolerant plants we grow:

Species	Common Name	Height	Soil conditions
Eucalypts
Eucalyptus caesia magna	Silver Princess	10m	Well drained
Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	45m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Corymbia citriodora	Lemon scented Gum	30m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Eucalyptus cladocalyx nana	Dwarf Sugar Gum	9m	Well drained
Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha	Fuschia Gum	5m	Well drained
Eucalyptus forrestiana	Fuschia Gum	6m	Well drained. Tolerant of only short periods of waterlogging.
Eucalyptus laeliae	Darling River Ghost Gum	20m	Well drained
Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp leucoxylon	White Ironbark	25m	Well drained
Corymbia maculata	Spotted Gum	35m	Tolerates compacted, waterlogged soil
Eucalyptus pulverulenta	Silver Leaved Mtn Gum	9m	Well drained
Eucalyptus robusta	Swamp Mahogany	30m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Eucalyptus rudis	Flooded Gum	20m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Eucalyptus salmonophloia	Salmon Gum	30m	Well drained
Eucalyptus torquata	Coral Gum	8m	Well drained
Eucalyptus utilis (platypus)	Round-leaved Moort	15m	Tolerates waterlogging
Eucalyptus wandoo	Wandoo	25m	Well drained
Tall Plants
Acacia acuminata	Jam Wattle	7m	dry soil
Acacia melanoxylon (weed)	Blackwood wattle	20m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Acacia saligna	Golden wreath wattle	4m	Well to moderately drained soil
Banksia praemorsa	Cut-leaf Banksia	3m	Well drained
Callistemon citrinus	Crimson Bottlebrush	2-4m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Callistemon glaucus		3m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Callistemon salignus	Willow Bottlebrush	7m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Casuarina cunninghamiana	River sheoak	20m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Casuarina obesa (glauca)	Swamp Oak	8m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Melaleuca cuticularis	Saltwater Paperbark	8m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Melaleuca huegelii	Chenille Honey Myrtle	3m	Well drained
Melaleuca incana	Grey Honey Myrtle	2m-5m	sandy clay dry and winter wet areas
Melaleuca lateritia	Robin Red Breast	2.5m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Melaleuca linariifolia	Snow in Summer	8m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Melaleuca nesophila	Showy Honey Myrtle	2-5m	Well drained
Melaleuca preissiana	Swamp Paper Bark	6m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil, but only short dry periods
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla	Swamp Paper Bark	5m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Scaevola nitida	Shining Fanflower	3m	Butterflies. Flowers all but Autumn.
Taxandria juniperina	Juniper Myrtle	10m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil & moderate dry periods
Taxandria linearifolia	Swamp Peppermint	3m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil, but only short dry periods
Taxandria parviceps	(Agonis) Fine Ti-Tree	3m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Shrubs <2m
Acacia glaucoptera	Flat Wattle	1.2m	Well drained
Banksia ashbyi dwarf	Little Carnarvon Candles	1m	Well drained
Banksia prionotes	Acorn Banksia	1.5m	Well drained
Beaufortia aestiva	Summer Flame	1m	Well drained
Calothamnus hirsutus	Hairy Claw Flower	1.5m	OK in Winter wet areas
Calothamnus quadrifidus	Blood-red Net Bush	2m	Fast growing. Dry to boggy soil.
Grevillea thelemanniana	Spider Net Grevillea	1.5m	OK in well to moderately draining soils.
Kunzea recurva	Purple Kunzea	2m	Well drained
Leptospermum scoparium	Manuka	2m	Dry to boggy soil
Melaleuca fulgens	Scarlet Honey Myrtle	1.5m	Well drained
Melaleuca tuberculata (scabra)	Rough Honey Myrtle	1m	Ok in Winter wet areas
Templetonia retusa	Cocky's Tongue	2m	Well drained
Groundcovers
Eremophila glabra postrate	Kalbarri Carpet	0.15m	Well drained
Kennedia prostrata	Running postman	0.1	Well drained
Myoporum parvifolium broad leaf		0.1m	Well drained
Viola hederacea	Native violet	0.2	Moist to wet soil
Grasses & Sedges
Anigozanthos flavidus Red	Red Kangaroo Paw	1m	Well drained
Anigozanthos flavidus Yellow	Yellow Kangaroo Paw	1m	Well drained
Ficinia nodosa	Knotted clubrush	1m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil
Juncus subsecundus	Finger Rush	1m	Tolerates heavy, waterlogged soil