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Sandy soil is very sharp draining so plants that grow in it must have a tolerance to drought.

Cytisus, Broom
 Latin name:Cytisus
 Common name:Broom
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Fully to half-hardy
 Flower colour:White to yellow to red
 Leaf colour:Grey to deep green
 Height and spread:30cm to 3m x 1m to 2m (1ft to 9.8ft x 3.3ft to 6.6ft)
 Description:
These deciduous and evergreen shrubs are grown for their pea-like flowers which appear all along the branches. They prefer a sunny spot.


Tulipa, Tulip
 Latin name:Tulipa
 Common name:Tulip
 Type of plant:Bulb
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:White to yellow to red to purple
 Leaf colour:Green
 Height and spread:15cm x 10cm (6in x 4in)
 Description:
This spring-flowering bulb has many varieties which produce wineglass-shaped flowers in many different colours.


Lavatera ‘Barnsley’, Tree mallow
 Latin name:Lavatera ‘Barnsley’
 Common name:Tree mallow
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Frost-hardy
 Flower colour:White and pink
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:2m x 2m (6.6ft x 6.6ft)
 Description:
Easy to grow, this free-flowering shrub will bloom for months on end. The white blooms deepen in colour to pink with age


Cistus, Sun rose
 Latin name:Cistus
 Common name:Sun rose
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Frost-hardy
 Flower colour:White to pink to red
 Leaf colour:Dark green
 Height and spread:1.8m x 1.5m (5.9ft x 4.9ft)
 Description:
This evergreen shrub has aromatic leaves which are often sticky. The silk-like flowers appear en masse during summer.


Hibiscus syriacus, Hibiscus
 Latin name:Hibiscus syriacus
 Common name:Hibiscus
 Type of plant:Shrub
 Hardiness:Frost-hardy
 Flower colour:White to pink to blue
 Leaf colour:Dark green
 Height and spread:2.5m to 3m x 2.5m to 3m (8.2ft to 9.8ft x 8.2ft to 9.8ft)
 Description:
The colourful blooms of the hibiscus bring a touch of the exotic to the garden. They appear from late summer to autumn.



Related plant lists:


Plants for clay soil
Plants for sandy soil
Plants for silty soil
Plants for loamy soil

Plants for acid soil
Plants for alkaline soil