Plants for Light Sandy Soil

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				FOLIAGE COLOUR Other than Green Foliage . FLOWER COLOUR Blue Flowers Orange Flowers Other Colour Flowers Red Flowers White Flowers Yellow Flowers . PRUNING Pruning Plants . PLANT DETAIL Plant Name - A Plant Name - B Plant Name - C Plant Name - D Plant Name - E Plant Name - F Plant Name - G Plant Name - H Plant Name - I Plant Name - J Plant Name - K Plant Name - L Plant Name - M Plant Name - N Plant Name - O Plant Name - P Plant Name - Q Plant Name - R Plant Name - S Plant Name - T Plant Name - U Plant Name - V Plant Name - W Plant Name - XYZ

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Any Light Sandy Soil Plant below 2 feet in Height	Plant Type
0.5 x 1.5 0.5 x 1.5 0.7 x 1 0.5 x 0.5 0.5 x 0.5 0.5 x 0.5 0.5 x 0.5 0.3 x 1 0.2 x 1.5 1.5 x 1.5 1 x 3 1.5 x 1 1.5 x 1 0.5 x 1.5 1 x 1.5 1 x 0.5 1.25 x 1 1.3 x 3 0.2 x 2 0.8 x 1.5 0.7 x 1			Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold' Alyssum wulfenianum Anemone apennina Anemone blanda 'Atrocaerulea' Anemone blanda 'Radar' Anemone blanda 'Violet Star' Anemone coronaria Anemone nemorosa Anemone ranunculoides Anemone sylvestris Anthemis punctata cupaniana Aquilegia alpina Aquilegia 'Crimson Star' Arabis caucasica 'Variegata' Artemesia schmidtiana Arum creticum Arundinaria fortunei (Pleioblastus auricomus) Arundinaria pygmae (Pleioblastus pygmaeus) Asarina procumbens Aster alpinus Aurinia saxatilis 'Citrinia'	Evergreen Perennial Evergreen Perennial Deciduous Rhizome Deciduous Tuber Deciduous Tuber Deciduous Tuber Deciduous Tuber Herbaceous Perennial Deciduous Rhizome Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Alpine Evergreen Perennial Deciduous Tuber Bamboo Bamboo Evergreen Alpine Herbaceous Alpine Evergreen Alpine

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Any Light Sandy Soil Plant between 2-6 feet in Height	Plant Type
3 x 1.5 2 x 1.6 2.5 x 2 2 x 1.3 5 x 2 2.5 x 1 3 x 1 3 x 2 2 x 1.6 2.5 x 2.5 3 x 5 3 x 4 5 x 5 2.5 x 1.5 5 x 5 2.5 x 3 3 x 5 5 x 6 4 x 4 4 x 5 5 x 6 3 x 1 3 x 6 5 x 6 3 x 6			Achillea clypeolata 'Coronation Gold' Achillea clypeolata 'Moonshine' Achillea ptmarmica 'The Pearl' Anemone hupehensis Anemone japonica 'Honorine Jobert' Anemone rivularis Antirrhinum majus Aquilegia chrysantha Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow' Artemesia abrotanum Artemesia arborescens Artemesia 'Powis Castle' Arundinaria auricoma(Pleioblastus auricomus) Aster x frikartii 'Monch' Berberis 'Chenaultii' Berberis calliantha Berberis wilsoniae Berberis x bristolensis Berberis x frikartii 'Amstelveen' Berberis x frikartii 'Telstar' Berberis x interposita 'Wallich's Purple' Borago officinalis Brachyglottis compacta Brachyglottis 'Dunedin Hybrids' Brachyglottis monroi	Evergreen Perennial Evergreen Perennial Deciduous Rhizome Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Herbaceous Perennial Deciduous Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Sub-Shrub Bamboo Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Deciduous Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Herb Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Any Light Sandy Soil Plant above 6 feet in Height	Plant Type
15 x 10 28 x 25 25 x 25 60 x 25 11.5 x 2.5 10 x 3 13 x 3 12 x 12 8 x 10 8 x 8 8 x 8 8 x 3			Acer campestre Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Acer negundo 'Flamingo' Araucaria araucana Arundinaria japonica Arundinaria murielae (Fargesia murieliae) Arundinaria nitida (Syn. Fargesia nitida) Berberis darwinii Berberis julianae Berberis x ottawensis 'Superba' Berberis x stenophylla Bocconia cordata	Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Evergreen Conifer Bamboo Bamboo Bamboo Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Deciduous Shrub Evergreen Shrub Deciduous Rhizome

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Acid Soil Plant below 2 feet in Height	Plant Type
0.3 x 1.7 1.5 x 0.5 0.5 x 0.8 0.25 x 1			Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arisaema sikokianum Arisarum proboscideum Asarum europaeum	Evergreen Alpine Deciduous Tuber Deciduous Tuber Evergreen Perennial

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Acid Soil Plant between 2-6 feet in Height	Plant Type
3 x 5 6 x 6 4 x 2			Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpueum' Arctostaphylos patula Athyrium filix-femina	Deciduous Shrub Evergreen Shrub Deciduous Fern

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Acid Soil Plant above 6 feet in Height	Plant Type
30 x 25 50 x 30 30 x 30 12 x 12 20 x 15			Acer capillipes Acer cappadocium 'Aureum' Acer griseum Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' Acer palmatum 'Senkaki'	Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Alkaline Soil Plant below 2 feet in Height	Plant Type
1 x 0.5 1.5 x 1.5 0.2 x 2 1.5 x 2 2 x 1.5 2 x 4			Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' Aster amellus 'King George' Aubretia x cultorum 'Argeneovariegata' Brunnera macrophylla 'Dawson's White' Buphthalmum salicifolium Betula nana	Deciduous Tuber Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Alpine Deciduous Rhizome Herbaceous Perennial Deciduous Shrub

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Aklaline Soil Plant between 2-6 feet in Height	Plant Type
5 x 3 2 x 2 2 x 1.5 5 x 5 5 x 4 3 x 10 5 x 4 5 x 2 6 x 8 2.5 x 5 5 x 5 3 x 5			Acanthus mollis Asplenium scolopendrium Astrantia major Aucuba japonica Aucuba japonica 'Crotonofolia' Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' Baptisia australis Bupleurum fruticosum Buxus microphylla Buxus sempervirens 'Elegantissima' Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'	Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Fern Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Deciduous Shrub Deciduous Shrub Herbaceous Perennial Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub Evergreen Shrub

Height in feet	Garden Use:- Plants for Light Sandy Soil		Plant Name in Alkaline Soil Plant above 6 feet in Height	Plant Type
10 x 6 80 x 30 20 x 20 23 x 20 60 x 20 60 x 20 60 x 20 25 x 30 15 x 15 15 x 15 15 x 15 18 x 18 8 x 8			Alnus viridis (Green Alder) Alnus cordata Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier lamarcki Betula ermanii Betula papyrifera Betula pendula 'Tristis' Betula pendula 'Youngii' Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight' Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red' Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion' Buddleia globosa Buddleia officinalis	Deciduous Shrub Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Tree Deciduous Shrub Deciduous Shrub Deciduous Shrub Deciduous Shrub Evergreen Shrub

Ivydene Gardens Plants: Plants for Light Sandy Soils List

Ivydene Gardens Plants:
Plants for Light Sandy Soils List