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Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage.
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Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like [[gypsum]] to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage. Regular applications of well-decayed compost and/or animal manure can also help to improve heavy clay soils.
  
 
However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.
 
However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.
  
Feel free to add to this list.
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Feel free to add to this list, either new plants or new common names. Also be warned that this is not a definitive guide, as much as we'd like it to be, there may very well be plants in here that can't cope with these conditions, if so, feel free to remove them, but please provide a reason in the summary for doing so!
  
*Australian native violet (''[[Viola banksii]]'')
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*''[[Acourus]]'' sp.
*Australian violet (''[[Viola hederacea]]'')
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*''[[Acantus]]'' sp. : Bear's Breeches
*Acantus (''[[Acanthus mollis]]'')
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*''[[Alnus]]'' sp. : Alder
*''[[Azalea]]'' sp.
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*''[[Amelanchier canadensis]]'' : Shadblow Serviceberry
*Barren strawberry (''[[Waldsteinia fragariodes]]'')
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*''[[Andromeda polifolia]]'' : Bog Rosemary
*Bayberry (''[[Morella pensylvanica]]'')
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*''[[Aronia arbutifolia]]'' : Red chokeberry
*Bee balm (''[[Monardra didyma]]'')
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*''[[Asarum canadense]]'' : Canadian Wild Ginger
*Blueberry ash (''[[Elaeocarpus reticulatus]]'')
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*''[[Astilbe]]'' sp. : False Goat's Beard, False Spirea
*Blue flag (''[[Iris versicolor]]'')
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*''[[Azalea]]'' sp. : Azalea
*Bog-rosemary (''[[Andromeda polifolia]]'')
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*''[[Bambusa]]'' sp. : Bamboo
*Bottlebrushes (''[[Callistermon]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Banksia robur]]'' : Swamp Banksia
*Broadleaf arrowhead (''[[Sagittaria latifolia]]'')
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*''[[Bauera rubioides]]'' : Dog Rose
*Bunchberry dogwood (''[[Cornus canadensis]]'')
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*''[[Blechnum]]'' sp. : Water Fern
*Buttonbush (''[[Cephalanthus occidentalis]]'')
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*''[[Callistermon]]'' sp. : Bottlebrush
*Calla lily (''[[Zantedeschia]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Caltha palustris]]'' : Marsh Marigold
*Canadian wild ginger (''[[Asarum canadense]]'')
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*''[[Canna]]'' sp. : Canna Lily
*Canna lily (''[[Canna x generalis]]'')
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*''[[Carex]]'' sp. : Carex, Purei
*Cardinal flower (''[[Lobelia cardinalis]]'')
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*''[[Casuarina]]'' sp. : She-Oak, Ironwood, Beefwood
*Christmas fern (''[[Polystichum arcostichoides]]'')
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*''[[Cephalanthus occidentalis]]'' : Buttonbush
*Cinnamon fern (''[[Osmunda cinnamomea]]'')
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*''[[Chelone glbra]]'' : Turtlehead
*Creeping phlox (''[[Phlox stolonifera]]'')
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*''[[Clethrea alnifolia]]'' : Summersweet
*Evergreen alder (''[[Alnus acuminata]]'')
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*''[[Colocasia]]'' sp. : Taro
*Fringed bleeding heart (''[[Dicentra eximia]]'')
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*''[[Cornus canadensis]]'' : Bunchberry Dogwood
*Gray dogwood (''[[Cornus racemosa]]'')
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*''[[Cornus racemosa]]'' : Gray Dogwood
*Highbush blueberry (''[[Vaccinium corymbosum]]'')
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*''[[Cornus sericea]]'' : Twig Dogwood
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*''[[Cortaderia]] sp. : Toetoe, Pampas Grass
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*''[[Crinum]]'' sp. : Swamp Lily, Darling Lily
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*''[[Cyathea australis]]'' : Rough Tree Fern
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*''[[Cyathea brownii]]'' : Norfolk Island Tree Fern
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*''[[Cyathea cooperi]]'' : Australian Tree Fern, Cooper's Tree Fern, Lacy Tree Fern, Scaly Tree Fern
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*''[[Cyathea dealbata]]'' : Silver Fern
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*''[[Cyperus]] sp.'' : Papyrus, Sedge
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*''[[Dicentra eximia]]'' :Fringed Bleeding Heart
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*''[[Dicksonia antarctica]]'' : Man Fern, Soft Tree Fern, Tasmanian Tree Fern
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*''[[Dionaea muscipula]]'' : Venus Fly-Trap
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*''[[Dryopteris marginalis]]'' : Marginal Woodfern
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*''[[Echinacea purpurea]]'' : Purple Coneflower
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*''[[Elaeocarpus reticulatus]]'' : Blueberry Ash
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*''[[Epacris]]'' sp. : Australian Heath
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*''[[Epigaea repens]]'' : Trailing Arbutus
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*''[[Erythroxylum coca]]'' : Coca, Cocaine Plant
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*''[[Ecualyptus]]'' sp. : Gum Tree
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*''[[Eupatorium purpureum]]'' : Joe Pye Weed
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*''[[Gernium maculatum]]'' : Wild Geranium
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*''[[Gunnera]]'' sp.
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*''[[Hamamelis virginiana]]'' : Witch Hazel
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*''[[Hibiscus moscheutos]]'' : Swamp Rose-Mallow
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*''[[Hosta]]'' sp. : Hosta
 
*''[[Hydrangea]]'' sp.
 
*''[[Hydrangea]]'' sp.
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*''[[Ilex glabra]]'' : Inkberry
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*''[[Ilex verticillata]]'' : Michigan Holly
 
*''[[Impatiens]]'' sp.
 
*''[[Impatiens]]'' sp.
*Inkberry (''[[Ilex glabra]]'')
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*''[[Iris]]'' sp. : Iris
*Interrupted fern (''[[Osmunda claytoniana]]'')
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*''[[Itea virginica]]'' : Virginia Sweetspire
*Joe pye weed (''[[Eupatorium purpureum]]'')
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*''[[Junucus]]'' sp. : Rush
*Lilly Pilly (''[[Syzgium australe]]'')
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*''[[Kalmia angustifolia]]'' : Sheep Laurel
*Marginal woodfern (''[[Dryopteris marginalis]]'')
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*''[[Kalmia latifolia]]'' : Mountain Laurel
*Marsh marigold (''[[Caltha palustris]]'')
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*''[[Lindera benzoin]]'' : Spicebush
*Meadowsweet (''[[Spiraea alba]]'')
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*''[[Lobelia cardinalis]]'' : Cardinal Flower
*Michigan holly (''[[Ilex verticillata]]'')
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*''[[Lysichiton americanus]]'' : Western Skunk Cabbage
*Mint (''[[Mentha]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Lysichiton camtschatcense]]'' : Asian Skunk Cabbage, Japanese Skunk Cabbage
*Mountain laurel (''[[Kalmia latifolia]]'')
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*''[[Matteuccia struthiopteris]]'' : Ostrich Fern
*New Zealand flax (''[[Phorium tenax]]'')
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*''[[Melaleuca]]'' sp. : Paperbark
*Norfolk Island tree fern (''[[Cyathea brownii]]'')
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*''[[Mentha]]'' sp. : Mint
*Ostrich fern (''[[Matteuccia struthiopteris]]'')
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*''[[Metrosideros excelsa]]'' : Pohutukawa
*Paperbarks (''[[Melaleuca]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Mitchella repens]]'' : Patridgeberry
*Papyrus (''[[Cyperus papyrus]]'')
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*''[[Monardra didyma]]'' : Bee Balm
*Patridgeberry (''[[Mitchella repens]]'')
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*''[[Morella pensylvanica]]'' : Bayberry
*Pickerelweed (''[[Pontederia cordata]]'')
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*''[[Nyssa]]'' sp. : Tupelo, Sour Gum
*Pohutukawa (''[[Metrosideros Excelsa]]'')
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*''[[Onoclea sensibilis]]'' : Sensitive Fern
*Purple coneflower (''[[Echinacea purpurea]]'')
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*''[[Osmunda cinnamomea]]'' : Cinnamon Fern
*Red chokeberry (''[[Aronia arbutifolia]]'')
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*''[[Osmunda claytoniana]]'' : Interrupted Fern
*Rosebay (''[[Rhododendron maximum]]'')
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*''[[Osmunda regalis]]'' : Royal Fern
*Royal fern (''[[Osmunda regalis]]'')
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*''[[Parthenocissus quinquefolia]]'' : Virginia Creeper
*Rushes (''[[Junucus]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Phlox stolonifera]]'' : Creeping Phlox
*Sedges (''[[Carex]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Phorium tenax]]'' : New Zealand Flax
*Sensitive fern (''[[Onoclea sensibilis]]'')
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*''[[Polystichum arcostichoides]]'' : Christmas Fern
*Shadblow serviceberry (''[[Amelanchier canadensis]]'')
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*''[[Pontederia cordata]]'' : Pickerelweed
*Sheep laurel (''[[Kalmia angustifolia]]'')
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*''[[Potentilla fruticosa]]'' : Shrubby Cinquefoil
*Shrubby cinquefoil (''[[Potentilla fruticosa]]'')
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*''[[Primula]]'' sp. : Polyanthus, Primrose
*Silver fern (''[[Cyathea dealbata]]'')
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*''[[Rhododendron maximum]]'' : Rosebay
*(''[[Sophora]]'' sp.)
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*''[[Rheum palmatum]]'' : Ornamental Rhubarb
*Spicebush (''[[Lindera benzoin]]'')
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*''[[Sagittaria latifolia]]'' : Broadleaf Arrowhead
*Summersweet (''[[Clethrea alnifolia]]'')
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*''[[Salix]]'' : Willow
*Swamp banksia (''[[Banksi robur]]'')
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*''[[Sophora]]'' sp.
*Swamp lily (''[[Crinum pedunculatum]]'')
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*''[[Spiraea alba]]'' : Meadowsweet
*Swamp rose-mallow (''[[Hibiscus moscheutos]]'')
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*''[[Syzgium australe]]'' : Lilly Pilly
*Trailing arbutus (''[[Epigaea repens]]'')
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*''[[Tristaniopsis laurina]]'' : Water Gum
*Tree ferns (''[[Cyathea australis]]'', ''[[Cyathea cooperi]]'', ''[[Dicksonia antarctica]]'')
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*''[[Vaccinium corymbosum]]'' : Highbush Blueberry
*Turtlehead (''[[Chelone glbra]]'')
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*''[[Viola banksii]]'' : Australian Native Violet
*Twig dogwood (''[[Cornus sericea]]'')
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*''[[Viola hederacea]]'' : Australian Violet
*Venus fly-trap (''[[Dionaea muscipula]]'')
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*''[[Viburnum]]'' sp.
*''[[Virburnum]]'' sp.
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*''[[Waldsteinia fragariodes]]'' : Barren Strawberry
*Virginia creeper (''[[Parthenocissus quinquefolia]]'')
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*''[[Zantedeschia]]'' sp. : Calla Lily, Arum Lily
*Virginia sweetspire (''[[Itea virginica]]'')
 
*Wild garanium (''[[Gaernium maculatum]]'')
 
*Witch hazel (''[[Hamamelis virginiana]]'')
 

Latest revision as of 07:27, 15 February 2010

Some gardens are in situations where they have bedrock not far underneath the topsoil, or have heavy clay, or some other reason for poor drainage, this means that, especially after rain, the soil is very wet. Many plants will simply not tolerate these conditions, their roots rot, and they die. If you're wondering what to do, adding something like gypsum to the soil will help break down the clay and improve drainage. Regular applications of well-decayed compost and/or animal manure can also help to improve heavy clay soils.

However, if you don't want to be adding vast quantities of gypsum to your soil, as it does cost money, then here is a list of plants that will tolerate those conditions. Obviously many of them will only be able to be found in certain parts of the world or only grow in certain zones, which can be found by clicking on the plant name.

Feel free to add to this list, either new plants or new common names. Also be warned that this is not a definitive guide, as much as we'd like it to be, there may very well be plants in here that can't cope with these conditions, if so, feel free to remove them, but please provide a reason in the summary for doing so!