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Plants for sandy soil

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

Mosla scabra
Mosla scabra
Mosla scabra
Lamiaceaeedible
Moso-Chiku
Moso-Chiku
Phyllostachys edulis
edible
Moss Campion
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
edible
Mount Diablo Globelily
Mount Diablo Globelily
Calochortus pulchellus
Liliaceaeedible
Mountain Bell
Mountain Bell
Mertensia ciliata
Boraginaceaeedible
Mountain Bladder Fern
Mountain Bladder Fern
Cystopteris montana
edible
Mountain Brome
Mountain Brome
Bromus breviaristatus
edible
Mountain Brome
Mountain Brome
Bromus marginatus
edible
Mountain Checkerberry
Mountain Checkerberry
Gaultheria ovatifolia
edible
Mountain Cherry
Mountain Cherry
Prunus prostrata
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Mountain Crowberry
Mountain Crowberry
Empetrum eamesii hermaphroditum
edible
Mountain Dandelion
Mountain Dandelion
Agoseris aurantiaca
edible
Mountain Dogwood
Mountain Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
edible
Mountain Ebony
Mountain Ebony
Bauhinia variegata
Fabaceaeedible
Mountain Hemlock
Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
Pinaceaeedible
Mountain Holly
Mountain Holly
Nemopanthus mucronatus
edible
Mountain Huckleberry
Mountain Huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum
ediblemedicinal
Mountain Immortelle Madre de Cacao
Mountain Immortelle Madre de Cacao
Erythrina poeppigiana
edible
Mountain Kangaroo Apple
Mountain Kangaroo Apple
Solanum linearifolium
Solanaceaeediblemedicinal
Mountain Lettuce
Mountain Lettuce
Saxifraga micranthidifolia
Saxifragaceaeedible
Mountain Lovage
Mountain Lovage
Ligusticum mutellina
edible
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
edible
Mountain Mint
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum pilosum
edible
Mountain Pepper
Mountain Pepper
Litsea cubeba
edible
Mountain Rice
Mountain Rice
Oryzopsis asperifolia
edible
Mountain Rye
Mountain Rye
Secale strictum
Poaceaeedible
Mountain Sagewort
Mountain Sagewort
Artemisia michauxiana
ediblemedicinal
Mountain Sandalwood
Mountain Sandalwood
Santalum paniculatum
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Mountain Snowberry
Mountain Snowberry
Gaultheria depressa
Ericaceaeedible
Mountain Spring Parsley
Mountain Spring Parsley
Cymopterus montanus
edible
Mountain Tansy Mustard
Mountain Tansy Mustard
Descurainia incana
edible
Mountain Tarweed
Mountain Tarweed
Madia glomerata
edible
Mountain Wood Sorrel
Mountain Wood Sorrel
Oxalis montana
edible
Mountain fly honeysuckle
Mountain fly honeysuckle
Lonicera villosa
edible
Mountain harebell
Mountain harebell
Campanula lasiocarpa
edible
Mountain pepper
Mountain pepper
Tasmannia lanceolata
ediblemedicinal
Mountain thistle
Mountain thistle
Cirsium scopulorum
edible
Mouse Barley
Mouse Barley
Hordeum murinum
Poaceaeedible
Mouse Garlic
Mouse Garlic
Allium angulosum
ediblemedicinal
Mt St Helena Fawm Lily
Mt St Helena Fawm Lily
Erythronium helenae
edible
Muehlenbeckia adpressa
Muehlenbeckia adpressa
Muehlenbeckia adpressa
edible
Muehlenbeckia astonii
Muehlenbeckia astonii
Muehlenbeckia astonii
edible
Muehlenbeckia australis
Muehlenbeckia australis
Muehlenbeckia australis
edible
Muehlenbeckia chilensis
Muehlenbeckia chilensis
Muehlenbeckia chilensis
edible
Mule's Fat
Mule's Fat
Baccharis viminea
edible
Mulesears Wyethia
Mulesears Wyethia
Wyethia amplexicaulis
edible
Mulga Acacia
Mulga Acacia
Acacia aneura
edible
Muneco
Muneco
Cordia bicolor
edible
Mung Bean
Mung Bean
Vigna radiata
Fabaceaeedible
Murray Lily
Murray Lily
Crinum flaccidum
Amaryllidaceaeedible
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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?

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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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