Perennials
Joe Pye Weed Little Joe
Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'
Joe Pye Weed Little Joe
Scaled down for city gardens, this compact selection looks similar to E. 'Purpureum' but is half the size. Large, domed, panicles of mauve-purple flowers on dark purple-red stems.
Jupiter's Beard Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus'
Jupiter's Beard Red Valerian
Centranthus is an exceptionally long-blooming perennial that will grow in dry, limey soils. Fragrant, tiny carmine-rose florets cluster together to form dense, showy heads which are held above the gray-green, upright, bushy masses of foliage.
Kiwi Vine (female)
Actinidia Kolomitka (female)
Kiwi Vine (female)
This kiwi is a relatively fast-growing, deciduous, woody vine which typically grows 15-20' and features tiny, slightly fragrant, greenish-white flowers in early summer and attractive, heart-shaped (to 5" long), green foliage variegated with white and/or pink. Flowers are not particularly showy since they are often hidden by the foliage. Juvenile foliage is purplish green.
Kiwi Vine (male)
Actinidia 'Artic Beauty' Kolomiketa (male)
Kiwi Vine (male)
Actinidia kolomikta has become a very popular vine, primarily grown for the kiwi fruits, but has attractive foliage. 'Arctic Beauty' has leaves 4 inches long, born in purple, maturing to purple, pink and green variegation. Clusters of fragrant creamy white 1 1/2-inch flowers bloom in summer. Female plants produce oblong, yellowish green fruit, which can reach 2 inches across.
Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla 'Mollis Thriller'
Lady’s Mantle
From late spring to early summer, masses of finely textured, star-shaped, yellow-green flowers are held in small clusters above the foliage. They work well as a filler in cut flower bouquets or can be dried for fall and winter arrangements.
Lamium Anne Greenaway
Lamium 'Anne Greenaway'
Lamium Anne Greenaway
An exquisite blend of chartreuse, silver, medium-green, and mint green embellishes the foliage of L. 'Anne Greenway'. With such fantastic coloring, this ground cover is breathtaking even when not in bloom. Mauve flowers add to the ornamental value from late spring into early summer.
Lamium Chequers
Lamium maculatum 'Chequers'
Lamium Chequers
Heart shaped green leaves with a stripe of silver down the middle, and rosy purple flower clusters in spring. Makes a tough yet showy groundcover.
Lamium Herman's Pride
Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'
Lamium Herman's Pride
Vigorous perennial grown for its attractive, mid green with silver streaked foliage. This shade-loving trailer is at home in the hanging basket or as a ground cover. The light colored foliage makes the most of what light there is in shady spaces, especially under trees, where little else will grow. Spiked, whorled, and brown marked yellow flowers in summer. Flowers attract bees.
Lavender Phenomenal
Lavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal
Lavender Phenomenal
Lavender 'Phenomenal' is an excellent 2012 introduction from Peace Tree Farm, in Kintnersville, PA. Also know as 'Niki', this lavender began its life as an exceptional seedling from Lavandula 'Grosso'. Reviews report Lavandula 'Phenomenal' the absolute best lavender ever produced. In trials, Phenomenal lavender has withstood heat and humidity better than any other Lavandula x intermedia. Although it is tough, wet soils in the heat of summer are still deadly. Lavandula 'Phenomenal' also has great winter survivability in cold climates, without winter dieback problems of other lavenders. Lavandula 'Phenomenal' makes a 30" tall x 3' wide clump, of symmetrically arranged stems, showcasing fragrant silver foliage. The clumps are topped in midsummer with 5" lavender flowers at the end of each spike, giving the clump a 5' wide spread. This plant is incredible.
Lenten Rose Banana Cream Pie
Helleborus 'Banana Cream Pie'
Lenten Rose Banana Cream Pie
The creamy yellow flowers are neatly accented by conspicuous, reddish pink spots. Blooms in very early spring or late winter. A strong fast grower with attractive dark green foliage.
Lenten Rose Black Diamond
Helleborus 'Black Diamond'
Lenten Rose Black Diamond
Helleborus 'Black Diamond' is a prize to treasure. This helleborus has a bold slate-purple to near-black blossom that measures 2-2+ inches across. The foliage emerges purple in the early spring and matures to a beautiful shade of green.
Lenten Rose Cherry Blossom
Helleborus 'Cherry Blossom'
Lenten Rose Cherry Blossom
As sweet as the name implies, 'Cherry Blossom' is a mixed strain of exceptionally vigorous, soft pink picotee hellebores with very large 3" flowers. Some have an anemone center and most have a red starburst in the center.The
Lenten Rose Painted Strain
Helleborus 'Painted Strain'
Lenten Rose Painted Strain
One look at the photo of Painted Strain and you'll know why this is such a popular variety with tremendous impulse appeal. Since it is from seed, each flower is a little different but like fireworks painted on a blank canvas, all have a light background speckled with bold shades of maroon, purple, and red. The effect is quite striking and the colors hold up well in the garden. Painted Strain produces large single flowers measuring 3-3+ inches across. This one is a vigorous grower.
Lenten Rose Royal Heritage
Hellebore 'Royal Heritage'
Lenten Rose Royal Heritage
Plants produce a bushy clump of thick, leathery evergreen leaves. Flower stalks burst from the ground in late winter. This terrific strain produces blooms in shades from white through to pink, red, maroon and near black. Site these where they will stay for many years, since the plants resent being disturbed. Trimming the old leaves to the ground in late winter will make the show of flowers more easily seen.
Lenten Rose Royal Heritage Strain
Helleborus 'Royal Heritage Strain'
Lenten Rose Royal Heritage Strain
'Royal Heritage' is a beautiful hybrid strain of Helleborus that includes a wide range of sumptuous colors such as purple, near-black,white, pale green, yellow, pink, rose, and red. Some flowers are attractively spotted or brushed with a contrasting color. (Plants should be purchased in bloom if a specific flower color is desired.) Each blossom has overlapping petals, forming a cup-shape about two inches in length. The evergreen, leathery, serrated leaves form an umbrella-like covering which sometimes coddle the nodding flowers.
Leopard's Bane Little Leo
Doronicum 'Little Leo'
Leopard's Bane Little Leo
Leopard's Bane is an early blooming daisy that makes for a lovely combination with spring-blooming bulbs, especially brightly colored tulips. This compact selection has semi-double, bright-yellow flowers over mounds of fresh green foliage.
Liatris Spicata Blue Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Liatris Spicata Blue Blazing Star
Bright, blue-ish purple flower wands open from top to bottom in early summer. The flowers provide a strong vertical effect.
Liatris Spicata White Blazing Star
Liatris spicata 'Alba'
Liatris Spicata White Blazing Star
Feathery wands of pure white flowers that open from top to bottom in early or mid summer. Provides a strong vertical accent for the garden.
Ligularia Bottle Rocket
Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket'
Ligularia Bottle Rocket
Mustard yellow flowers are held on chocolate stems just at the top of the dense clump of foliage. The flowers are held like a bouquet in the center of the clump.
Ligularia Britt-Marie Crawford
Ligularia dentata 'Britt-Marie Crawford'
Ligularia Britt-Marie Crawford
Forms a clump of large, rounded maroon-black leaves. Taller stems appear in midsummer, bearing clusters of bright golden orange daisy flowers.
Ligularia Dark Beauty
Ligularia dentata 'Dark Beauty'
Ligularia Dark Beauty
Large, glossy, heart-shaped, deep-purple leaves and from mid-summer to early autumn, bears orange, daisy-like flowers on slender stems.
Ligularia Desdemona
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
Ligularia Desdemona
The most striking feature of 'Desdemona' is the foliage. In spring, the new leaves emerge beet-red, fade to greenish-bronze on top, and remain purple on the undersides. The stems are even purple too! In late summer, golden yellow, daisy-like flowers are produced just above the compact mound of foliage.
Ligularia Little Rocket
Ligularia 'Little Rocket'
Ligularia Little Rocket
Beginning in midsummer, a profusion of bright yellow flower spikes rocket above the foliage, creating quite a spectacle.
Ligularia Midnight Lady
Ligularia dentata 'Midnight Lady'
Ligularia Midnight Lady
Sometimes called Elephant Ears, this is a bold specimen perennial that needs a moist location. It forms a mound of large, rounded, dark, shiny purple-black leaves. Taller stems appear in midsummer, bearing clusters of bright golden-orange daisy flowers. Superb for the back of the border, or at the waterside. An unusual centerpiece for a tub or large container. Both the flowers and leaves are great for cutting.
Ligularia Othello
Ligularia dentata 'Othello'
Ligularia Othello
This plants best features include big, bold foliage with purple tones to the undersides of the leaves and stems. Blooms in late summer to early fall with large orange, daisy-like flowers that rise above the large mound of foliage.
Ligularia Przewalskii
Ligularia przewalskii
Ligularia Przewalskii
Stately yellow flower spikes on slender black stems tower above the handsome, dark green foliage of this elegant Chinese native. Impressive yet undemanding.
Ligularia The Rocket
Ligularia 'Stenocephala'
Ligularia The Rocket
Large, light green leaves form a foliage mound that is attractive even when the flowers are not in bloom. Small, bright, lemon yellow, daisy-like flowers appear in dense racemes in mid-summer atop thick, purplish flower spikes towering above the foliage to 4' tall.
Lily Asiatic Bright Pixie
Lilium asiatica 'Bright Pixie'
Lily Asiatic Bright Pixie
Bright yellow flowers with tiny center spots on tall stems above green, lance-like leaves.
Lily Asiatic Disco
Lilium asiatica 'Disco'
Lily Asiatic Disco
Deep lilac-pink flowers on tall stems above green, lance-like leaves. Creates a profusion of these upward-facing blooms.
Lily Asiatic Dreamcatcher
Lilium asiatica 'Dreamcatcher'
Lily Asiatic Dreamcatcher
Deep pink trumpet-shaped flowers are sweetly fragrant. Upward-facing blooms on sturdy stems that do not require staking.
Lily Asiatic El Grado
Lilium asiatica 'El Grado'
Lily Asiatic El Grado
One of the most popular miniatures. Absolutely beautiful deep lavender center that fades lighter color to the edge of each petal. Long lasting, multiple non fragrant blooms.
Lily Asiatic Horizon
Lilium asiatica 'Horizon'
Lily Asiatic Horizon
Clear orange flowers on tall stems above green, lance-like leaves.
Lily Asiatic Lollipop
Lilium asiatica 'Lollipop
Lily Asiatic Lollipop
Unscented flowers are horizontally held and range from beautiful shades of pink to brilliant white with dark magenta spots. Blooms late spring to early summer.
Lily Golden Joy
Lilium 'Golden Joy'
Lily Golden Joy
The brilliant Asiatic lily 'Golden Joy' has big upward-facing golden flowers with light speckling and deep orange-red centers. This compact selection produces blooms from early to midsummer and is ideal for container culture.
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis
Lily of the Valley
A charming, old-fashioned favorite. Arching racemes of pendulous, bell-shaped, pure white flowers appear in spring and last for several weeks. These blooms are very fragrant; they are even used in making perfume! Tiny orange berries follow the flowers.
Lily Oriental Space Star
Lilium 'Space Star'
Lily Oriental Space Star
The tall Oriental lily 'Space Star' bears an abundance of deep ruby red flowers with darker red speckles and clear white edges. This bold summer bloomer has intensely fragrant flowers that are perfect for cutting.
Lily Oriental Stargazer
Lilium 'Stargazer'
Lily Oriental Stargazer
A favorite Oriental lily for decades, 'Stargazer' boasts large, superbly fragrant crimson blossoms with white edges and dark pink speckles.
Lily Oriental White Stargazer
Lilium 'White Stargazer'
Lily Oriental White Stargazer
An all-new variety of the ever-popular Stargazer Lily! The White Stargazer Lily has pure white blossoms and a delightful fragrance make this Oriental Lily stand out from others.
Lily Sunny Sulawesi
Lilium 'Sunny Sulawesi'
Lily Sunny Sulawesi
Pure white Oriental lily, early blooming and fragrant, perfect for planting with 'Casablanca' and other white lilies for succession of bloom in your "moon garden".