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.

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.

Prostrate, evergreen shrub with near horizontal branches up to 6 feet long. Small white flowers in summer are followed by masses of red berries in winter - good for birds. .