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Plants for sandy soil

Fast-draining, low nutrients. Lavender, rosemary. We've filtered our catalogue down to 5,975 matchs.

Water Arum
Water Arum
Calla palustris
edible
Water Betony
Water Betony
Scrophularia umbrosa
Scrophulariaceaeedible
Water Birch
Water Birch
Betula occidentalis
edible
Water Blinks
Water Blinks
Montia fontana
edible
Water Bulrush
Water Bulrush
Scirpus subterminalis
edible
Water Bush
Water Bush
Myoporum montanum
edible
Water Celery
Water Celery
Vallisneria americana
edible
Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed
Myosoton aquaticum
edible
Water Clover
Water Clover
Marsilea quadrifolia
edible
Water Crowfoot
Water Crowfoot
Ranunculus aquatilis
ediblemedicinal
Water Dropwort
Water Dropwort
Oenanthe javanica
edible
Water Dropwort
Water Dropwort
Oenanthe sarmentosa
Apiaceaeedible
Water Fringe
Water Fringe
Nymphoides peltata
edible
Water Hawthorn
Water Hawthorn
Aponogeton distachyos
edible
Water Hickory
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
edible
Water Horehound
Water Horehound
Lycopus americanus
edible
Water Hyacinth
Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes
edible
Water Mallee
Water Mallee
Eucalyptus dumosa
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Water Milfoil
Water Milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum
Haloragaceaeedible
Water Pennywort
Water Pennywort
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
edible
Water Purslane
Water Purslane
Lythrum portula
edible
Water Ribbons
Water Ribbons
Triglochin procera
Juncaceaeedible
Water Shield
Water Shield
Brasenia schreberi
edible
Water Smartweed
Water Smartweed
Polygonum coccineum
ediblemedicinal
Water Speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Lamiaceaeediblemedicinal
Water Tupelo
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
edible
Water Yam
Water Yam
Dioscorea alata
ediblemedicinal
Watercress
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
ediblemedicinal
Watercress
Watercress
Nasturtium microphyllum
Brassicaceaeedible
Waterleaf
Waterleaf
Decemium appendiculatum
edible
Watho Tabashir Bamboo
Watho Tabashir Bamboo
Gigantochloa apus
edible
Wattleskip
Wattleskip
Acacia podalyriifolia
Fabaceaeedible
Wavy Bittercress
Wavy Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
edible
Wavy-Leaved Thistle
Wavy-Leaved Thistle
Cirsium undulatum
Asteroideaeedible
Wax currant
Wax currant
Ribes cereum
edible
Wax Gourd
Wax Gourd
Benincasa hispida
edible
Wax Myrtle
Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
ediblemedicinal
Wax Palm
Wax Palm
Ceroxylon alpinum
edible
Wax Tree
Wax Tree
Rhus succedanea
edible
Wayfaring Tree
Wayfaring Tree
Viburnum lantana
ediblemedicinal
Wedgescale Saltbush
Wedgescale Saltbush
Atriplex truncata
edible
Weeping Love Grass
Weeping Love Grass
Eragrostis curvula
edible
Weeping Pittosporum
Weeping Pittosporum
Pittosporum phillyreoides
Pittosporaceaeedible
Weeping rice grass
Weeping rice grass
Microlaena stipoides
Poaceaeedible
Weeping Willow
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
ediblemedicinal
Wei Ling Xian
Wei Ling Xian
Clematis chinensis
edible
Weigela coraeensis
Weigela coraeensis
Weigela coraeensis
edible
Weigela decora
Weigela decora
Weigela decora
edible
Weigela hortensis
Weigela hortensis
Weigela hortensis
edible
Weld
Weld
Reseda luteola
ediblemedicinal
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Frequently asked

What are good plants for sandy soil?

We catalogue 5975 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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