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Plants for sandy soil

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

Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisymbrium altissimum
Brassicaceaeedible
Sisymbrium crassifolium
Sisymbrium crassifolium
Sisymbrium crassifolium
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Sisymbrium matritense
Sisymbrium matritense
Sisymbrium matritense
Brassicaceaeediblemedicinal
Sitka Spruce
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
Pinaceaeedible
Sium helenianum
Sium helenianum
Sium helenianum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sium latifolium
Sium latifolium
Sium latifolium
edible
Sium serra
Sium serra
Sium serra
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sium sisarum
Sium sisarum
Sium sisarum
Apiaceaeediblemedicinal
Sium suave
Sium suave
Sium suave
Apiaceaeedible
Six-Row Barley
Six-Row Barley
Hordeum hexastichon
Poaceaeedible
Skeleton Plant
Skeleton Plant
Lygodesmia grandiflora
Fabaceaeedible
Skimmia laureola
Skimmia laureola
Skimmia laureola
edible
Skullcap
Skullcap
Arisaema utile
Araceaeedible
Skullcap
Skullcap
Arisaema serratum
Araceaeedible
Skullcap Hosta
Skullcap Hosta
Hosta undulata
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Skullcap Solomon's Seal
Skullcap Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum odoratum thunbergii
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Skunk Bush
Skunk Bush
Rhus trilobata
Anacardiaceaeedible
Skunk Cabbage
Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
edible
Skunk Currant
Skunk Currant
Ribes glandulosum
edible
Skunk Grass
Skunk Grass
Hosta clausa
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Skunk Lily
Skunk Lily
Lilium cernuum
Liliaceaeedible
Skunk Vine
Skunk Vine
Paederia foetida
edible
Skunk Weed
Skunk Weed
Navarretia squarrosa
edible
Skunk cabbage
Skunk cabbage
Astelia solandri
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Skyrocket
Skyrocket
Ipomopsis aggregata
edible
Slash Pine
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Slender Branched Gooseberry
Slender Branched Gooseberry
Ribes niveum
Rosaceaeedible
Slender Cyperus
Slender Cyperus
Cyperus distans
Cyperaceaeedible
Slender Day-Flower
Slender Day-Flower
Commelina erecta
Commelinaceaeedible
Slender Oat
Slender Oat
Avena barbata
edible
Slender Scurfy Pea
Slender Scurfy Pea
Psoralea tenuiflora
Fabaceaeedible
Slender false garlic
Slender false garlic
Nothoscordum gracile
edible
Slenderstem Peavine
Slenderstem Peavine
Lathyrus palustris
edible
Slime Lily
Slime Lily
Albuca major
Asparagaceaeedible
Slime Lily
Slime Lily
Albuca amboensis
Asparagaceaeedible
Slime Lily
Slime Lily
Albuca canadensis
Asparagaceaeedible
Slippery Elm
Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
ediblemedicinal
Sloe
Sloe
Prunus spinosa
ediblemedicinal
Sloughgrass
Sloughgrass
Beckmannia eruciformis
Poaceaeedible
Small Bur-Parsley
Small Bur-Parsley
Caucalis platycarpos
edible
Small Hackberry
Small Hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia
Ulmaceaeedible
Small Houseleek
Small Houseleek
Sedum album
ediblemedicinal
Small Indian Breadroot
Small Indian Breadroot
Psoralea hypogaea
ediblemedicinal
Small Leaved Lime
Small Leaved Lime
Tilia cordata
Tiliaceaeediblemedicinal
Small Reed Mace
Small Reed Mace
Typha angustifolia
Cyperaceaeedible
Small Solomon's Seal
Small Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
ediblemedicinal
Small Vanilla Lily
Small Vanilla Lily
Arthropodium minus
Asclepiadaceaeedible
Small bluebells
Small bluebells
Mertensia longiflora
Boraginaceaeedible
Small floating mannagrass
Small floating mannagrass
Glyceria borealis
edible
Small twistedstalk
Small twistedstalk
Streptopus streptopoides
edible
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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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