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Plants for sandy soil

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

Japanese Privet
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
edible
Japanese Raspberry
Japanese Raspberry
Rubus parvifolius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Red Pine
Japanese Red Pine
Pinus densiflora
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Rose
Japanese Rose
Rosa multiflora
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Sage
Japanese Sage
Artemisia japonica
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Sago Palm
Japanese Sago Palm
Cycas revoluta
edible
Japanese Snake Gourd
Japanese Snake Gourd
Trichosanthes ovigera
Cucurbitaceaeedible
Japanese Snowball
Japanese Snowball
Viburnum plicatum
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Spindle Tree
Japanese Spindle Tree
Euonymus japonicus
Celastraceaeedible
Japanese Star Jasmine
Japanese Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum
edible
Japanese Stewartia
Japanese Stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia
Sapotaceaeedible
Japanese Storax
Japanese Storax
Styrax japonica
Rhamnaceaeedible
Japanese Vetch
Japanese Vetch
Vicia nipponica
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese Walnut
Japanese Walnut
Juglans ailanthifolia
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Water Iris
Japanese Water Iris
Iris ensata
Iridaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese White Pine
Japanese White Pine
Pinus parviflora
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Wineberry
Japanese Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Wisteria
Japanese Wisteria
Wisteria floribunda
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese Wisteria
Japanese Wisteria
Wisteria japonica
Fabaceaeedible
Japanese Yew
Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata
edible
Japanese Zelkova
Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata
edible
Japanese azalea
Japanese azalea
Rhododendron japonicum
Ericaceaeedible
Japanese buckthorn
Japanese buckthorn
Rhamnus japonica
Rhamnaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese burnet
Japanese burnet
Sanguisorba obtusa
edible
Japanese false bindweed
Japanese false bindweed
Calystegia hederacea
edible
Japanese glorybower
Japanese glorybower
Clerodendrum japonicum
edible
Japanese hogweed
Japanese hogweed
Peucedanum japonicum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed
Reynoutria japonica
edible
Japanese mazus
Japanese mazus
Mazus pumilus
Lamiaceaeedible
Japanese pearlwort
Japanese pearlwort
Sagina japonica
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese quince
Japanese quince
Chaenomeles speciosa
ediblemedicinal
Japanese raisin tree
Japanese raisin tree
Hovenia dulcis
edible
Japanese sedge
Japanese sedge
Carex kobomugi
edible
Japanese violet
Japanese violet
Viola japonica
Violaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese whitebeam
Japanese whitebeam
Sorbus japonica
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese wild ginger
Japanese wild ginger
Asarum nipponicum
ediblemedicinal
Jasmin
Jasmin
Jasminum grandiflorum
edible
Java Almond
Java Almond
Canarium vulgare
Burseraceaeedible
Jeffrey Pine
Jeffrey Pine
Pinus jeffreyi
ediblemedicinal
Jelly Palm
Jelly Palm
Butia capitata
Arecaceaeedible
Jengkol
Jengkol
Archidendron jiringa
edible
Jersey Cudweed
Jersey Cudweed
Gnaphalium luteoalbum
edible
Jersey Kale
Jersey Kale
Brassica oleracea palmifolia
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Jerusalem Oak
Jerusalem Oak
Chenopodium botrys
edible
Jerusalem Pea
Vigna unguiculata cylindrica
Fabaceaeedible
Jerusalem Thorn
Jerusalem Thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceaeedible
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
ediblemedicinal
Jessamine
Jessamine
Jasminum officinale
Oleaceaeediblemedicinal
Jew's Mallow
Jew's Mallow
Corchorus olitorius
edible
Jewels of Opar
Jewels of Opar
Talinum paniculatum
medicinal
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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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