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Plants for sandy soil

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

Sesame Grass
Sesame Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
edible
Sesban
Sesban
Sesbania sesban
edible
Sessile-Fruited Arrowhead
Sessile-Fruited Arrowhead
Sagittaria rigida
edible
Setaria viridis pycnocoma
Setaria viridis pycnocoma
Setaria viridis pycnocoma
edible
Setose blackberry
Setose blackberry
Rubus nigricans
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Shadscale
Shadscale
Atriplex confertifolia
Chenopodiaceaeedible
Shagbark hickory
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
edible
Sham
Sham
Chaerophyllum tuberosum
Apiaceaeedible
Shan Zhu Yu
Shan Zhu Yu
Cornus officinalis
edible
Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
Sapindaceaeediblemedicinal
Sharp Dock
Sharp Dock
Rumex conglomeratus
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Sharp-Leaf Ground Cherry
Sharp-Leaf Ground Cherry
Physalis acutifolia
Solonaceaeedible
Sharpleaf groundcherry
Sharpleaf groundcherry
Physalis wrightii
edible
Shatavari
Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus
ediblemedicinal
She Balsam
Abies fraseri
Pinaceaeedible
She Chuang Zi
She Chuang Zi
Cnidium monnieri
edible
She Oak
She Oak
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarinaceaeedible
Shea Butter Tree
Shea Butter Tree
Vitellaria paradoxa
edible
Sheep's Fescue
Sheep's Fescue
Festuca ovina
edible
Sheepberry
Sheepberry
Viburnum lentago
ediblemedicinal
Sheeps Sorrel
Sheeps Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Polygonaceaeediblemedicinal
Shellbark hickory
Shellbark hickory
Carya laciniosa
edible
Shepherd's Needle
Shepherd's Needle
Scandix pecten-veneris
edible
Shepherd's Purse
Shepherd's Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
edible
Sherard's downy rose
Sherard's downy rose
Rosa sherardii
ediblemedicinal
Shield Fern
Shield Fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Dryopteridaceaeedible
Shikakai
Shikakai
Acacia concinna
Fabaceaeediblemedicinal
Shining Club Moss
Shining Club Moss
Lycopodium lucidulum
edible
Shining Pepperweed
Shining Pepperweed
Lepidium nitidum
edible
Shiso
Shiso
Perilla frutescens
ediblemedicinal
Shittamwood
Shittamwood
Bumelia lycioides
edible
Shoo Fly
Shoo Fly
Nicandra physaloides
Solanaceaeedible
Shore Juniper
Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta
ediblemedicinal
Short-Beaked Arrow Leaf
Short-Beaked Arrow Leaf
Sagittaria brevirosta
edible
Short-Staple American Cotton (Cotton )
Short-Staple American Cotton (Cotton )
Gossypium herbaceum
edible
Shortsepal lewisia
Shortsepal lewisia
Lewisia brachycalyx
Caryophyllaceaeediblemedicinal
Shortstyle Onion
Shortstyle Onion
Allium brevistylum
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Shot Wheat
Shot Wheat
Triticum aestivum sphaerococcum
Poaceaeedible
Showy Milkweed
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
edible
Showy Sunflower
Showy Sunflower
Helianthus laetiflorus
ediblemedicinal
Showy Tarweed
Showy Tarweed
Madia densifolia
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Showy hawthorn
Showy hawthorn
Crataegus festiva
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Shrub apple
Shrub apple
Malus brevipes
Rosaceaeedible
Shrubby Seablite
Shrubby Seablite
Suaeda fruticosa
edible
Shrubby fuchsia
Shrubby fuchsia
Fuchsia paniculata
edible
Shrubby woodsorrel
Shrubby woodsorrel
Oxalis frutescens
edible
Siamese Senna
Siamese Senna
Senna siamea
Fabaceaeedible
Siberian Apricot
Siberian Apricot
Prunus sibirica
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Siberian Elm
Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila
ediblemedicinal
Siberian Filbert
Siberian Filbert
Corylus heterophylla
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.

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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