Re: Roses and soils and OTHER PLANTS FOR HEAVY CLAY SOILS

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This is my list of plants for heavy (= clay) soils.

 

Note that these are not plants for poorly drained soils.  That's NOT the same as clay and such situations require special prep.

 

 

Trees --

 

Acacia baileyana                        BAILEY ACACIA

Acacia pendula                          WEEPING MYALL

Acacia retinodes                         SWAMP WATTLE

Acacia melanoxylon                    BLACK ACACIA

Agonis flexuosa                          PEPPERMINT WILLOW

Alnus rhombifolia                       WHITE ALDER

Araucaria                  STAR PINE/NORFOLK ISLAND PINE

Brachychiton populneus              BOTTLE TREE

Callistemon viminalis                WEEPING BOTTLEBRUSH

Ceanothus arboreus                   TREE CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’      RAY HARTMAN CEANOTHUS

Cedrus libani atlantica                ATLAS CEDAR

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ FOREST PANSY REDBUD

Cercis occidentalis                      WESTERN REDBUD

Cercis siliquastrum                     JUDAS’ TREE

Eriobotrya japonica                    LOQUAT

Eucalyptus leucoxylon                WHITE IRONBARK

Eucalyptus nicholii           WILLOW-LEAFED PEPPERMINT

Eucalyptus polyanthemos           SILVER DOLLAR GUM

Eucalyptus sideroxylon               RED IRONBARK

Fraxinus                                    ASHES

Grevillea robusta                        SILK OAK

Heteromeles arbutifolia          TOYON/CALIFORNIA HOLLY

Hymenosporum flavum

SWEET SHADE/AUSTRALIAN FRANGIPANI

Liquidambar styraciflua              SWEET GUM

Lophostemon (Tristania) confertus       BRISBANE BOX

Lyonothamnus floribundus          CATALINA IRONWOOD

Melaleuca quinquenervia             CAJEPUT/PUNK TREE

Melia azedarach                         CHINA BERRY

Pinus pinea                                ITALIAN STONE PINE

Pittosporum undulatum              VICTORIAN BOX

Psidium cattleianum                   STRAWBERRY GUAVA

Pyrus calleryana                         CALLERY PEAR

Quercus lobata                           VALLEY OAK

Syagrus (Arecastrum) romanzoffianum        QUEEN PALM

Tipuana tipu                              TIPU TREE

Trachycarpus fortunei                 WINDMILL PALM

Tristaniopsis laurina                   WATER GUM

Umbellularia californica            CALIFORNIA BAY LAUREL

 

Shrubs --

 

Abelia x grandiflora                    ABELIA

Abutilon x hybridum                   FLOWERING MAPLE

Acacia podalyriifolia                    PEARL ACACIA

Alyogyne huegelii                       BLUE HIBISCUS

Arbutus unedo                           STRAWBERRY TREE

Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’ 

                                     HOWARD MCMINN MANZANITA

Buddleja                                   BUTTERFLY BUSH

Callistemon citrinus                    LEMON BOTTLEBRUSH

Carpenteria californica                BUSH ANEMONE

Ceanothus ‘Concha’                    CONCHA CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’               DARK STAR CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue’          FROSTY BLUE CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’   JOYCE COULTER CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman’   RAY HARTMAN CEANOTHUS

Cercis occidentalis                      WESTERN REDBUD

Cercocarpus betuloides               MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY

Chaenomeles                             FLOWERING QUINCE

Chamaerops humilis             MEDITERRANEAN FAN PALM

Cocculus laurifolius                  LAUREL-LEAF SNAILSEED

Cotoneaster                               ROCKSPRAY

Escallonia                                  ESCALLONIA

Fuchsia triphylla                        BUSH FUCHSIA

Galvesia speciosa                       ISLAND SNAPDRAGON

Garrya elliptica                          TASSEL FLOWER

Grevillea ‘Ivanhoe’                     HUMMINGBIRD BUSH

Grevillea “Poorinda” series          HUMMINGBIRD BUSH

Hakea suaveolens                      PINCUSHION

Hebe                                         HEBE

Heteromeles arbutifolia          TOYON/CALIFORNIA HOLLY

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis                        HIBISCUS

Hydrangea quercifolia                 OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA

Ilex                                           HOLLIES

Lagerstroemia                            CRAPE MYRTLE

Lavatera assurgentiflora              COAST TREE MALLOW

Mahonia aquifolium                    OREGON GRAPE

Mahonia lomariifolia                   BURMESE GRAPE

Melaleuca nesophila                   PINK MELALEUCA

Myrsine africana                         AFRICAN BOXWOOD

Photinia                                     PHOTINIA

Pittosporum tobira                     TOBIRA

Punica granatum                        POMEGRANATE

Pyracantha                                FIRETHORN

Rhamnus californica                   COFFEEBERRY

Rhaphiolepis                              INDIAN HAWTHORNE

Ribes sanguineum               RED-FLOWERING CURRANT

Ribes speciosum      FUCHSIA-FLOWERING GOOSEBERRY

Rosa                                         ROSES

Salvia clevelandii                     CALIFORNIA BLUE SAGE

Sollya heterophylla                     AUSTRALIAN BLUEBELL

Trichostema lanatum                  WOOLY BLUE CURLS

Viburnum                                  VIBURNUMS

Westringia fruticosa                   COAST ROSEMARY

 

Perennials --

 

Achillea Hybrids                         YARROW

Agapanthus                               LILY-OF-THE-NILE

Amaryllis belladonna                  NAKED LADIES

Anemone japonica hybrids          JAPANESE ANEMONE

Anigozanthos flavidus                 KANGAROO PAW

Aristea ecklonii                          BLUE STAR IRIS

Bergenia cordifolia                     BERGENIA

Brachyscome multifida         HAWKESBURY RIVER DAISY

Chrysanthemum                                MUMS

Dianella intermedia               NEW ZEALAND BLUEBERRY

Hemerocallis                              DAYLILY

Heuchera maxima                      CORAL BELLS

Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids       PC IRIS                          &nbs! p; 

Kniphofia                         TORCH LILY, RED-HOT POKER

Nerine sarniensis                       GUERNSEY LILY

Penstemon spectabilis               SHOWY BEARD-TONGUE

Phormium tenax                        NEW ZEALAND FLAX

Romneya coulteri                       MATILIJA POPPY

Salvia spathacea                        HUMMINGBIRD SAGE

Sisyrinchium bellum                   BLUE-EYED GRASS

Sisyrinchium californicum           YELLOW-EYED GRASS

Thalictrum fendleri polycarpumFENDLER’S MEADOW RUE

Triteleia                                     BRODIAEA

Viola                                         VIOLETS

Woodwardia fimbriata                 GIANT CHAIN FERN  

Zephyranthes candida                RAIN LILY

 

Vines --

 

Clytostoma callistegioides           VIOLET TRUMPET VINE

Distictis buccinatoria                 SCARLET TRUMPET VINE

Ficus pumila                              CREEPING FIG

Hardenbergia violacea                LILAC VINE

Kennedia rubicunda                   DUSKY CORAL PEA

Lonicera                                    HONEYSUCKLES

Muehlenbeckia complexa     WIRE VINE, MATTRESS VINE

Pandorea jasminoides                 BOWER VINE

Thunbergia greggori                   ORANGE CLOCK VINE

Wisteria                                    WISTERIA

 

Ground Covers --

 

Ajuga                                        CARPET BUGLE

Arctostaphylos edmundsii          LITTLE SUR MANZANITA

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi              BEARBERRY

Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’  

SANDHILL SAGE

Campanula poscharskyana          SERBIAN BELLFLOWER

Ceanothus griseus horizontalis ‘Yankee Point’  

                                        YANKEE POINT CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus hearstiorum               HEARST’S CEANOTHUS

Mahonia repens                          CREEPING MAHONIA

Myoporum parvifolium             CREEPING SANDALWOOD

Phyla nodiflora                           LIPPIA GRASS

Pratia (Isotoma) pedunculata      BLUE STAR CREEPER

Ribes viburnifolium                    CATALINA PERFUME

Viola hederacea                         AUSTRALIAN VIOLET

 

JUST CALIFORNIA NATIVES

 

Achillea millefolium                     COMMON YARROW 

Alnus rhombifolia                       WHITE ALDER

Arctostaphylos edmundsii                    LITTLE SUR MANZANITA

Arctostaphylos 'Howard McMinn'           H. M. MANZANITA

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Point Reyes'   P. R. MANZANITA

Artemisia californica                            CALIFORNIA SAGEBURSH

Artemisia pycnocephala             SANDHILL SAGE

Artemisia pycnocephala ‘David’s Choice’   TRAILING S. S.

Carpenteria californica                        BUSH ANEMONE

Ceanothus 'Concha', 'Dark Star', 'Frosty Blue',

'Joyce Coulter', 'Ray Hartman'   HYBRID CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point'                   

                                                       YANKEE POINT CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus hearstiorum              SAN SIMEON CEANOTHUS

Ceanothus spinosus                            GREENBARK CEANOTHUS

Cercis occidentalis                              WESTERN REDBUD

Cercocarpus betuloides             MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY

Eriogonum giganteum                          ST. CATHERINE’S LACE

Eriogonum parvifolium                         CLIFF BUCKWHEAT

Galvezia speciosa                           ISLAND BUSH SNAPDRAGON

Garreya elliptica                                  COAST SILKTASSEL

Heteromeles arbutifolia               TOYON

Heuchera maxima                               CORAL BELLS

Iris douglasiana                                   DOUGLAS IRIS

Lavatera assurgentiflora                       TREE MALLOW

Lupinus sp.                                         LUPINES (most)

Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius  SANTA CRUZ IRONWOOD

Mahonia sp.                                        BARBERRIES

Malacothamnus fasciculatus                 BUSH MALLOW

Mimulus species                                  MONKEYFLOWERS

Penstemon spectabilis                         SHOWY BEARDTONGUE

Populus trichocarpa                            BLACK COTTONWOOD

Prunus ilicifolia                                   HOLLYLEAF CHERRY

Prunus ilicifolia lyonii                           CATALINA CHERRY

Quercus lobata                                    VALLY OAK

Rhamnus californica                            COFFEEBERRY

Rhus integrifolia                                  LEMONADEBERRY

Ribes malvaceum                                CHAPARRAL CURRANT

Ribes sanguineum                            PINK-FLOWERING CURRANT

Ribes speciosum              FUCHSIA-FLOWERING GOOSEBERRY

Ribes viburnifolium                     EVERGREEN CURRANT

Romneya coulteri                                MATILLIJA POPPY

Salvia clevelandii                                 CLEVELAND SAGE

Salvia leucophylla                                PURPLE SAGE

Salvia sonomensis                     SONOMA SAGE

Salvia spathacea                                 HUMMINGBIRD SAGE

Sisyrinchium bellum                            BLUE-EYED GRASS

Sisyrinchium californicum          YELLOW-EYED GRASS

Thalictrum polycarpum                         MEADOW RUE

Trichostema lanatum                            WOOLY BLUE CURLS

 

 

Joe

Gayle & Tim Kalman <leahdragonfly@earthlink.net> wrote:

Dear All,

 

    Ceonothus, some manzanita, mountain mahogany, some salvias and a few other natives in my experience have done well planted directly into adobe.

 

     Tim Kalman