Plants For Sandy Soil

Sandy soils tend to drain very quickly, so are ideal for supporting Mediterranean-style or drought-tolerant plants, which are happiest in dry conditions. These soils are usually low in nutrients, so digging in lots of composted organic matter will not only bump these up, but will also help it retain water.

Quick growing
RHS Chelsea Flower Show plant of year
Ground cover
Used at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) Gainsborough
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Gainsborough'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) Pink Domino
Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Geranium × oxonianum Rose Clair

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Geranium × oxonianum 'Rose Clair'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
Begonia collection for hanging baskets & pots
Begonia collection for hanging baskets and pots
From £11.95
available to order from winter
Erysimum cheiri Primrose Dame
wallflower 'Primrose Dame'
From £10.99
available to order from autumn
Erysimum cheiri Vulcan
wallflower 'Vulcan'
From £10.99
available to order from autumn
Iris unguicularis

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Iris unguicularis
From £10.39
available to order from summer
Iris sibirica Lime Street Blues

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Iris sibirica 'Lime Street Blues'
From £10.39
available to order from autumn
Iris sibirica On Mulberry Street

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Iris sibirica 'On Mulberry Street'
From £10.39
available to order from autumn
Polystichum aculeatum

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Polystichum aculeatum
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus

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Helleborus × hybridus
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Briza media
Briza media
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Primula beesiana
Primula beesiana
From £9.99
available to order from summer
Penstemon heterophyllus Heavenly Blue

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue'
From £8.99
available to order from summer