Perennials for Clay Soil

Heavy clay soils are often wet and sticky in winter, but hard and lumpy in dry summers. 

When amended with organic matter such as Michigan Peat, and mulched, the soil can be very fertile and amendable for

a wide range of perennials.

Clay Soil Perennials For Sun Aster Aster Bee Balm Monarda Bellflower Campanula takesimana Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Cranesbill Geranium Daylily Hemerocallis Delphinium Delphinium False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Helen’s Flower Helenium autumnale Hollyhocks Alcea Joy Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum Mountain Bluet Centaurea macrocephala Mullein Verbascums Peony Paeonia Tickseed Coreopsis verticillata Windflower Anemone hybrida Yarrow Achillea

Clay Soil Perennials For Shade Bergenia Bergenia crassifolia Bugleweed Ajuga reptan Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris Coral Bells Heuchera Creeping Jenny Lysimachia Daylily Hemerocallis Deadnettle Lamium orvala Goats Beard Aruncus dioicus Heartleaf Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla Hosta Hosta Lenten Rose Hellebore Rodgersia Rodgersia aesculifolia Snakeroot Cimicifuga simplex