Rock Plants for Sandy Soil

The hardy rock plants shown in the following list prefer to grow in sandy soils:

  • Acaena caesiiglauca (New Zealand burr)
  • Acaena microphylla (Box leaved azara)
  • Achillea x kellereri (Dwarf yarrow)
  • Aethionema 'Warley Rose' (Stonecress)
  • Arabis procurrens 'Variegata' (Downy rockcress)
  • Arenaria montana (Sandwort)
  • Armeria juniperifolia (Sea pink)
  • Artemisia schmidtiana 'Nana' (Angel's hair)
  • Ballota pseudodictamnus (False ditany)
  • Cytisus x beanie (Broom)
  • Dianthus carthusianorum
  • Dianthus deltoids (Maiden pink)
  • Erodium guttatum (Stork's Bill)
  • Gypsophila repens (Creeping baby's breath)
  • Helianthemum (Rockrose)
  • Iberis saxatilis (Candytuft)
  • Lewisia cotyledon (Lewisia)
  • Linum suffruticosum (White flax)
  • Onosma echioides (Red dye)
  • Onosma taurica
  • Phlox bifida (Phlox bifida)
  • Saponaria ocymoides (Rose soapwort)
  • Sedum
  • Sempervivum