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Plants for sandy soil

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

Lonicera affinis
Lonicera affinis
Lonicera affinis
Caprifoliaceaeedible
Lonicera gracilipes
Lonicera gracilipes
Lonicera gracilipes
Caprifoliaceaeedible
Lonicera gracilipes glabra
Lonicera gracilipes glabra
Lonicera gracilipes glabra
Caprifoliaceaeedible
Lonicera henryi
Lonicera henryi
Lonicera henryi
edible
Lonicera venulosa
Lonicera venulosa
Lonicera venulosa
edible
Lonicera villosa solonis
Lonicera villosa solonis
Lonicera villosa solonis
Caprifoliaceaeedible
Loofah
Loofah
Luffa aegyptiaca
edible
Lophomyrtus bullata
Lophomyrtus bullata
Lophomyrtus bullata
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Lophomyrtus x ralphii
Lophomyrtus x ralphii
Lophomyrtus x ralphii
Myrtaceaeedible
Loquat
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
ediblemedicinal
Lord Anson's Pea
Lord Anson's Pea
Lathyrus nervosus
edible
Lotus edulis
Lotus edulis
Lotus edulis
Fabaceaeedible
Louisiana Canna
Louisiana Canna
Canna glauca
Cannaceaeedible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis sudetica
Orobanchaceaeedible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis resupinata
Orobanchaceaeedible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis sceptrum carolinum
edible
Lousewort
Lousewort
Pedicularis langsdorffii
edible
Lovage
Lovage
Levisticum officinale
ediblemedicinal
Love-In-A-Mist
Love-In-A-Mist
Nigella damascena
Papaveraceaeediblemedicinal
Low Milkweed
Low Milkweed
Asclepias pumila
edible
Low Prairie Rose
Low Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana
ediblemedicinal
Low Sweet Blueberry
Low Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium laevifolium
ediblemedicinal
Low Sweet Blueberry
Low Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Ericaceaeediblemedicinal
Low serviceberry
Low serviceberry
Amelanchier humilis
edible
Low-Running Blackberry
Low-Running Blackberry
Rubus villosus
ediblemedicinal
Luma
Luma
Amomyrtus luma
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Lundy Cabbage
Lundy Cabbage
Rhynchosinapis wrightii
edible
Lungwort
Lungwort
Pulmonaria officinalis
ediblemedicinal
Lupinus albus
Lupinus albus
Lupinus albus
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Lupinus hirsutus
Lupinus hirsutus
Lupinus hirsutus
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Lupinus tauris
Lupinus tauris
Lupinus tauris
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Luzula capitata
Luzula capitata
Luzula capitata
Caryophyllaceaeedible
Lycium afrum
Lycium afrum
Lycium afrum
ediblemedicinal
Lycium arabicum
Lycium arabicum
Lycium arabicum
Solanaceaeediblemedicinal
Lycium australe
Lycium australe
Lycium australe
Solanaceaeediblemedicinal
Lycium barbarum
Lycium barbarum
Lycium barbarum
ediblemedicinal
Lycium ruthenicum
Lycium ruthenicum
Lycium ruthenicum
ediblemedicinal
Lycium schweinfurthii
Lycium schweinfurthii
Lycium schweinfurthii
ediblemedicinal
Lycopersicon peruvianum
Lycopersicon peruvianum
Lycopersicon peruvianum
Solanaceaeedible
Lycopus maackianus
Lycopus maackianus
Lycopus maackianus
Lamiaceaeedible
Lyme Grass
Lyme Grass
Leymus arenarius
Poaceaeedible
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Lysichiton camtschatcense
Lysichiton camtschatcense
edible
Lysimachia eleutheroides
Lysimachia eleutheroides
Lysimachia eleutheroides
Primulaceaeedible
Lysimachia fortunei
Lysimachia fortunei
Lysimachia fortunei
edible
Ma Dou Ling
Ma Dou Ling
Aristolochia debilis
ediblemedicinal
Ma Dou Ling
Ma Dou Ling
Aristolochia contorta
ediblemedicinal
Ma Huang
Ma Huang
Ephedra sinica
Celastraceaeediblemedicinal
Ma Huang
Ma Huang
Ephedra gerardiana
Celastraceaeediblemedicinal
Maca
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Macachi
Macachi
Arjona patagonica
edible
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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.

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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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