The majority of plants will grow well in friable soil, but there are some plants that prefer soils with a higher sand or clay content. ● Apache plume is a flowering shrub native to the rocky, clay loam or sandy loam soils found in the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico. ● Fernbush is a type of shrub with showy white flowers that grows well in either sandy or clay soils. ● Indian Hawthorn is a low-growing flowering shrub that thrives in sandy soils.