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Plants for sandy soil

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

Wood Rose
Wood Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
ediblemedicinal
Wood Sorrel
Wood Sorrel
Oxalis acetosella
edible
Wood Violet
Viola riviniana
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Wood saxifrage
Wood saxifrage
Saxifraga mertensiana
edible
Woodcock Orchid
Woodcock Orchid
Ophrys scolopax
Orchidaceaeedible
Woodland Strawberry
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria bracteata
ediblemedicinal
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Woolly Grass Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinus
edible
Woolly Parosella
Woolly Parosella
Parosella lanata
edible
Woolly Sweet-Cicely
Woolly Sweet-Cicely
Osmorhiza claytonii
edible
Wooly Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Wooly Geranium
Wooly Geranium
Geranium erianthum
ediblemedicinal
Wooly Thistle
Wooly Thistle
Cirsium eriophorum
Asteroideaeedible
Wormleaf Stonecrop
Wormleaf Stonecrop
Sedum stenopetalum
Crassulaceaeediblemedicinal
Wormseed
Wormseed
Dysphania anthelmintica
edible
Wormseed
Wormseed
Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticum
ediblemedicinal
Wormwood
Wormwood
Artemisia tilesii
ediblemedicinal
Wu La Te Huang Qi
Wu La Te Huang Qi
Astragalus hoantchy
ediblemedicinal
Wu Wei Zi
Wu Wei Zi
Schisandra chinensis
ediblemedicinal
Wych Elm
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
ediblemedicinal
Wyethia longicaulis
Wyethia longicaulis
Wyethia longicaulis
edible
Wyethia mollis
Wyethia mollis
Wyethia mollis
edible
Wyethia robusta
Wyethia robusta
Wyethia robusta
ediblemedicinal
Xanthium commune
Xanthium commune
Xanthium commune
edible
Xanthium strumarium
Xanthium strumarium
Xanthium strumarium
edible
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
edible
Xanthorrhoea australis
Xanthorrhoea australis
Xanthorrhoea australis
edible
Xerophyllum tenax
Xerophyllum tenax
Xerophyllum tenax
Bromeliaceaeedible
Xu Duan
Xu Duan
Dipsacus japonicus
edible
Xuan Fu Hua
Xuan Fu Hua
Inula britannica chinensis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Xylosma japonica
Xylosma japonica
Xylosma japonica
edible
Yage
Yage
Banisteriopsis caapi
ediblemedicinal
Yam
Yam
Dioscorea deltoidea
Dioscoreaceaeediblemedicinal
Yam Bean
Yam Bean
Pachyrhizus erosus
edible
Yama-Shakuyaku
Yama-Shakuyaku
Paeonia japonica
Paeoniaceaeediblemedicinal
Yamazakura
Yamazakura
Prunus serrulata
ediblemedicinal
Yamazakura
Yamazakura
Prunus jamasakura
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Yampa
Yampa
Perideridia gairdneri
edible
Yankee Blackberry
Yankee Blackberry
Rubus frondosus
ediblemedicinal
Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
ediblemedicinal
Yatzi
Yatzi
Bomarea acutifolia
Aristolochiaceaeedible
Yeheb Yeheb nut
Yeheb Yeheb nut
Cordeauxia edulis
Fabaceaeedible
Yellow Archangel
Yellow Archangel
Lamium galeobdolon
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Avens
Yellow Avens
Geum aleppicum
Rosaceaeedible
Yellow Bee Orchid
Yellow Bee Orchid
Ophrys lutea
ediblemedicinal
Yellow Birch
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
edible
Yellow Bristle Grass
Yellow Bristle Grass
Setaria pumila
Poaceaeedible
Yellow Day Lily
Yellow Day Lily
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
edible
Yellow Fritillary
Yellow Fritillary
Fritillaria pudica
edible
Yellow Loosestrife
Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris
edible
Yellow Lupin
Yellow Lupin
Lupinus luteus
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
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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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