[Objective] The compatibility impacts of new sand-fixing materials on five typical herbaceous plants were studied to provide a theoretical basis for the ecological restoration and reconstruction of the Jiuzhaigou scenic area after an earthquake.[Methods] Based on the new sand-fixing materials of modified cellulose and typical herbaceous plants, matric suction analysis, vegetation simulation analysis, and relevant statistics were used to study the compatibility mechanism between sand-fixing materials of different proportions and herbaceous plants.[Results] The matrix suction of the sand-fixing material was stabilized at approximately 80 kPa, which could provide a stable water supply environment for plant root growth. Physalis alkekengi and Thalictrum aquilegifolium had germinated in two kinds of sand-fixing material, indicating that these two plants had good compatibility with the sand-fixing materials. From the distribution of the germination rate, T. aquilegifolium > P. alkekengi > Rubia membranacea, Rubia cordifolia, Prunella vulgaris, the germination rate of T. aquilegifolium reached 30%. A 1:3 liquid-solid mass ratio of sand-fixing material had a higher water content, and plant seedlings survived longer. The germination area of the seeds was at a position where the pores of the sand-fixing material were large.[Conclusion] The final matric suction of new sand-fixing material was within 80 kPa, the emergence rate of T. aquilegifolium with a 1:2 ratio of sand-fixing material was 30%, the average root diameter of P. alkekengi was 2 mm, and the sand-fixing materials with a certain porosity were more suitable for the growth of plant seedlings.