I am planning to buy plants for my new house landscape in Danville, Would you plaease give me a list of the above mentionned catagories plants that Home Depot has in stock. Thanks |
Clay soil doesn't drain quickly and can be difficult for plant roots to penetrate so not all plants are suitable for gardens with clay soils. However, here's a list of those that thrive in clay: Plants Recommended for Growing in Clay Soil (Zones will vary with variety.) Amsonia Blue Star (Zones 5-9) Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed (Zones 4-9) Aster (various) Aster (Zones 4-8) Coreopsis Tickseed (Zones 4-8) Echinacea purpurea Coneflower (Zones 3-9) Eryngium yuccifolium Sea Holly (Zones 5-10) Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower (Zones 6-9) Helianthus x laetiflorus False Sunflower (Zones 5-9) Heliopsis helianthoides Ox Eye (Zones 4-9) Hemerocallis Daylily (Zones 3-10) Liatris pycnostachya Kansas Gayfeather (Zones 4-9) Liatris spicata Blazing Star, Gayfeather (Zones 4-9) Monarda fistulosa Wild Bee Balm (Zones 3-9) Ratibida pinnata Drooping Coneflower (Zones 3-10) Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy (Zones 3-7) Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Zones 3-10) Silphium integrifolium Prairie Dock (Zones 4-7) Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant (Zones 5-9) Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant (Zones 5-9) Solidago Goldenrod (zones 5-9) Vernonia noveboracensis Ironweed (Zones 5-9) Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle (Zones 5-10) Ornamental Grasses Suited for Clay Soils; Acorus gramiineus Grassy-leaved Sweet Flag (Zones 10-11) Andropogon gerardi Big Bluestem (Zones 2-7) Elymus canadensis Canadian Wild Rye (Zones 3-8) Miscanthus sinensis Eulalia Grass (Zones 4-9) Panicum virgatum Switch Grass (Zones 5-9) Pennisetum (various) Fountain Grass (Zones 6-9) Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass, Wood Grass (Zones 5-8) Spartina pectinata Prairie Cord Grass (Zones 4-7) Best wishes with your landscape. |