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Plants for sandy soil

Fast-draining, low nutrients. Lavender, rosemary. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Tufted Vetch
Vicia cracca
Fabaceaeedible
Tufted lovegrass
Tufted lovegrass
Eragrostis caroliniana
edible
Tuhu
Tuhu
Coriaria sarmentosa
edible
Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Tulip Tree;  Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood
Tulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood
Thespesia populneoides
edible
Tulipa edulis
Tulipa edulis
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Tulipa montana
Tulipa montana
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Tundra milkvetch
Tundra milkvetch
Astragalus umbellatus
ediblemedicinal
Tuolumne Fawn Lily
Tuolumne Fawn Lily
Erythronium tuolumnense
edible
Tupelo
Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
Cornaceaeedible
Turk's Cap Lily
Turk's Cap Lily
Lilium martagon
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Turkey Bush
Turkey Bush
Myoporum deserti
edible
Turkish Hazel
Turkish Hazel
Corylus colurna
Fagaceaeedible
Turkish Rocket
Turkish Rocket
Bunias orientalis
edible
Turnip
Turnip
Brassica rapa
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Turnip-Rooted Chervil
Turnip-Rooted Chervil
Chaerophyllum bulbosum
edible
Turritis glabra
Turritis glabra
Turritis glabra
edible
Tussock Bellflower
Tussock Bellflower
Campanula carpatica
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Tussock Grass
Tussock Grass
Deschampsia caespitosa
edible
Tussock grass
Tussock grass
Poa flabellata
edible
Twinberry
Twinberry
Lonicera involucrata
edible
Twinflower
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
edible
Twining Fringed Lily
Twining Fringed Lily
Thysanotus patersonii
edible
Twist-Spine Prickly Pear
Twist-Spine Prickly Pear
Opuntia macrorhiza
edible
Twisted-Leaf Yucca
Twisted-Leaf Yucca
Yucca rupicola
Asparagaceaeediblemedicinal
Twistedleaf Garlic
Twistedleaf Garlic
Allium obliquum
ediblemedicinal
Two-Leaf Vetch
Two-Leaf Vetch
Vicia unijuga
edible
Two-Rowed Barley
Two-Rowed Barley
Hordeum distichon
Poaceaeedible
Tworank sedge
Tworank sedge
Carex disticha
edible
Typha bungeana
Typha bungeana
Typha bungeana
edible
Typha davidiana
Typha davidiana
Typha davidiana
Typhaceaeedible
Typha laxmannii
Typha laxmannii
Typha laxmannii
edible
Typha minima
Typha minima
Typha minima
edible
Udo
Udo
Aralia cordata
ediblemedicinal
Ukogi
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
ediblemedicinal
Ulmus laciniata
Ulmus laciniata
Ulmus laciniata
ediblemedicinal
Ulmus macrocarpa
Ulmus macrocarpa
Ulmus macrocarpa
ediblemedicinal
Ulmus wallichiana
Ulmus wallichiana
Ulmus wallichiana
Ulmaceaeediblemedicinal
Umari
Umari
Poraqueiba sericea
edible
Umbrella Pine
Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata
Pinaceaeedible
Umbrella Plant
Umbrella Plant
Darmera peltata
Rosaceaeedible
Umbrella Thorn
Vachellia tortilis
Fabaceaeedible
Undulate speedwell
Veronica undulata
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Unicorn Plant
Unicorn Plant
Proboscidea louisianica
edible
Upland Bent
Upland Bent
Agrostis perennans
Poaceaeedible
Upland Cotton
Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
edible
Upland dewberry
Upland dewberry
Rubus invisus
ediblemedicinal
Upright Hedge Parsley
Upright Hedge Parsley
Torilis japonica
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Urospermum dalechampii
Urospermum dalechampii
Urospermum dalechampii
Caryophyllaceaeedible
Urtica angustifolia
Urtica angustifolia
Urtica angustifolia
ediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for sandy soil?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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