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Plant list: Plants for clay soil |
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Clay soils may appear unpromising as they are wet in winter and bone dry in summer. However, their ability to hold nutrients means they can produce some of the most spectacular of displays. |
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![Latin name](/staticarchive/dac5d7ffc5f1a5bc1e72cb2d86ce3fd5a4aa1035.gif) | | Aster |
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![Common name](/staticarchive/1a71cf637284accfb29839c4e2cce7630054ce15.gif) | | Aster |
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![Type of plant](/staticarchive/901fc570d560e9eb68782c5a7ada5252b7e266a7.gif) | | Perennials |
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![Hardiness](/staticarchive/21d3e11ef324ac1334493f33363520df0196781b.gif) | | Hardy to half-hardy |
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![Flower colour](/staticarchive/c8313c6a97d94817495dd0e48cee5813255e20c8.gif) | | White to pink to violet |
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![Leaf colour](/staticarchive/b2186f1ea27f6a94311be101a22ece4de462dbc3.gif) | | Grey to deep green |
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![Height and spread](/staticarchive/9643371e7ffc3c42ce7b822f131abe63b34ae6b5.gif) | | 25cm to 1m x 50cm to 1.5m (10in to 3.3ft x 1.6ft to 4.9ft) |
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![Description](/staticarchive/e87fc4bf8627031950f041690c618b261c108801.gif) | ![](/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif) Asters are grown for their daisy-like flowers that make a real splash in the early autumn garden. They may need staking. A. novi-belgii is prone to mildew and best avoided. |
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