Plants for Sandy Soils
Working with sandy soil can be difficult if you try to grow the wrong plants. Sandy soils are subject to leaching, don't retain moisture well, and tend to be particularly warm. This can spell trouble for many plants. The following list from Ornamental Plants for Subtropical Regions (published in 1958) specifies which plants grow happily in this medium. Though originally intended for Southwestern US gardens, many of these plants can tolerate the cooler northern climates. Some may need overwintering or treatment as tender perennials.
Trees, Plants, and Shrubs for Light, Sandy Soils
| Trees | Shrubs | Vines | Herbaceous Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia (species) Acrocomia totai Aruacaria excelsa Brachychiton (species) Calodendrum capense Casuarina (species) Cinnamomum camphora Cupressus (species) Dracaena australis Eucalyptus ficifolia Grevillea robusta Hymenosporum flavum Jacaranda acutifolia Juniperus silicicola Lagunaria patersoni Libocedrus decurrens Melaleuca stypheliodes Metrosideros tomentosa Olea europaea Parkinsonia aculeate Pinus (species) Pittosporum crassifolium Pittosporum eugenioides Pittosporum rhombifolium Pistacia chinensis Prunus amygdalus Quercus agrifolia Quercus lobata Podocarpus (species) Sapindus saponaria Samanea saman Tamarix aphylla Thespesia populnea ristania conferta Virgilia capensis Vitex lucens |
Acacia (check species) Acokantera spectabilis Adenocarpus viscosus Anthyllis barba-jovis Arctostaphylos glauca Atriplex (species Azalea (species) Berberis darwini Breynia nivosa Callistemon (species) Carpenteria californica Cassia artemisioides Ceanothus (species) Choisya ternate Chrysobalanus icaco Cistus (species) Convoluvulus cneorum Cornilla glauca Correa (species) Cytisus canariensis Datura sanguinea Daubentonia (species) Elaeagnus pungens Fatsia japonica Feijoa sellowiana Genista monosperma Grevillea (species) Greyia sutherlandi Halimium ocymoides Hebe hulkeana Juniperus conferta Laurus nobilis Leptospermum (species) Lycium (species) Mahonia nevini Murraea exotica Pimelea ferruginia Plumbago capensis Poinciana gilliesi Polygala dalmaisiana Prunus (species) Ribes viburnifolium Romenya coulteri Solanum rantonneti Sollya heterophylla Streptosolen jamesoni Tamarix (species) Templetonia retusa Teucrium fruticans Thryallis glauca Zauschneria californica |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Antigonon leptopus Asparagus (species) Clematis (species) Gloriosa superba Hibbertia volubilis Jaquemontia eastwoodiana Jasminum (species) Mandevilla suaveolens Quamoclit (species) Polygonum auberti Senecio mikanioides Solanum wendlandi Stigmaphyllon ciliatum Trachelospermum jasminoides Vitis voineriana |
Acaena microphylla Albuca minor Alstroemeria (species) Alyssum maritimum Anemone coronaria Antirrhinum majus Arctotis (species) Arenaria balearica Armeria martima Asclepias surrassavica Aster amellus Babiana stricta Befaria racemosa Calendula officinalis Callistephus chinensis Campanula isophylla Centaureum (species) Clarkia (species) Clianthus puniceus Clitoria ternatea Convolvulus (species) Cooperia drummondi Cosmos bipinnatus Cynoglossum amabile Dimorphotheca (species) Eschscholtzia californica Francoa ramose Gaillardia aristata Gerberia jamesoni Gilia (species) Heliophila pilosa Heliotropium arborescens Heuchera sanguinea Ixia maculate Lagurus ovatus Layia elegans Lilium (species) Limonium (species) Linum (species) Lupinus (species) Lycoria radiate Mathiola incana Nemophila menziesi Nertera depressa Nolana atriplicifolia Oenothera (species) Oliveranthus elegans Ornithogalum (species) Pancratium maritimum Papaver (species) Paronychia argentea Portulaca grandiflora Primula (species) Sanvitalia procumbens Satureja (species) Sparaxis tricolor Stokesia laevis Streptanthera cuprea Tagetes (species) Thymophylla tenuiloba Tritonia (species) Ursinia anthemoides Venidium decurrens Wedelia trilobata Xanthisma texanum Zephyranthes rosea |
Do you crave more time in the garden? If indoor projects are eating up your gardening time, hire home improvement professional to help get those jobs done fast. Find a qualified, licensed contractor though UpdateRenovate .
