Hardy Plants for Heavy/Clay Soil

Evergreen cultivar with very large purple leaves to long and spikes of blue flowers from April to June.

A compact Michaelmas Daisy which is ideal for growing in pots. Soft mauve-pink flowers from late summer to autumn. Likes a sunny well drained spot

A late flowering perennial with masses of light blue flowers in September and October. Low growing so good for the front of a sunny border, and will be loved by bees and butterflies.

A striking plant sporting very large green leathery leaves with ruffled edges, growing to around two feet and taking on a purple tinge in the winter. The flowers are mid-pink and appear on stems to 3 feet tall.

A Bergenia with a striking variegation - the large green leaves are streaked & spotted with golden yellow.

Large shrub with narrow silvery leaves on arching stems. Pendant racemes of scented mauve flowers in early summer which are loved by butterflies.

Semi-evergreen shrub with large hairy leaves, for a sunny sheltered spot. Has the largest flowers in the genus, in hanging panicles in early summer.

Lovely, strong growing, hardy Chrysanthemum with semi-double buttermilk-yellow daisies with a striking green centre from October to November.

A fast-growing semi-evergreen shrub of dense growth habit, producing arching stems covered with masses of small pinky white flowers, much loved by bees.