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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

 

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