"Stephen Henning" wrote in message
"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
Will rhododendrons and azaleas grow in clay soil?

I have rhodo that does. But depends on how much clay you are
talking
about. Nothing will grow in pure clay but, yes in clayey soil.

The clay is not a problem, but the poor drainage that it creates is
a
big problem. Very few plants will grow in pockets in clay soil that
doesn't drain. They drown. Pond plants will do OK though. Most
farm
ponds are built with a clay lining. That is how good pure clay is
at
preventing water from penetrating. If you soil doesn't retain water
like that, then it is not a pure clay soil.

Sigh! Why is it that people don't seem to bother what was written but
rather reply to what they fancy might have been written?

Not all soil that is a clay based soil will be pure clay and even if
it is pure clay then the role of a gardener is to amend that pure clay
so that it is no longer pure clay.

And in addition, one needs moisture to actually have a plant drown
even in pure clay and that is a very rare commodity these days in half
of the groups to which this question was origianally posted.