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Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' Lamiastrum, Yellow Archangel 'Herman's
Pride' Z: 3-9  
 Silver white veins on dark green leaves. Yellow flowers. Fine for shade and part shade as a compact groundcover. Slow spreader. Not a running type. This is truly a spectacular foliage plant, unlike any other.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 6-12" W: 12" B/M: Yellow /5-6
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Lamium maculatum 'Aureum' Lamium 'Aureum' Zone: 4-8
 
 Spreading plant displays showy yellow leaves with white centers. Lavender-pink flowers in spring and periodically the rest of the summer if cut back. Will take dry shade.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 8" W: 36" B/M:
Lavender-pink/5-6
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Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' Spotted Dead
Nettle 'Beacon Silver' Zone: 4-8
 Silver white leaves with green margins and pink flowers. "Lamiums are dependable groundcovers that prosper in DRY SHADE, poor soils and a wide range of light conditions. And a sturdy disposition to boot! Evergreen in all but the coldest winters. Superb in containers.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 8" W: 36" B/M: Lavender-pink/5-6
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Lamium maculatum 'Chequers' Spotted Dead Nettle 'Chequers' Zone: 4-8
 Lamiums are dependable groundcovers that prosper in DRY SHADE, poor soils and a wide range of light conditions. And a sturdy disposition to boot! Soft pink flowers. White and green variegated leaves. Heat tolerant. Evergreen in all but the coldest winters.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 6-12" W: 36" B/M: Soft pink/5-6
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Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' PPAF
Spotted Dead Nettle 'Purple Dragon' Zone: 3-8
 Finally,
a Lamium blooms that are purple, not lavender! Long bloomer, like
the others -- heavy in May and June then periodically thereafter. Almost
totally silver white leaves with a green edge. Blooms are also large
and longer -- up to 1" across. This is a stunning Lamium! Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 8" W: 36" B/M: Purple/5-6++
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Lancea
tibetica Chinese Milkwort
Zone: Part Shade
 A beautiful tufted plant closely related to Mazus. Only two species occur, and are differentiated from Mazus by the globular seed pod which does not split when ripe. Flowers are two lipped, bright blue to mauve purple, and borne horizontally just above the creeping mats of foliage. Common name in Tibet translates to Milkwort
Soil:
Well-drained
H: 1-2" W: Indef.
B/M: Blue to Purple/
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Laurentia fluviatilis (Isotoma/Pratia) Zone: 5-10
 Fantastic groundcover from Australia w/ tiny round green leaves & equally tiny light blue flowers. Great ground cover in a woodland garden or a perfect filler between stepping stones. Prefers a slightly moist site. AKA Pratia, Isotoma axialiaris, Hippobroma
longiflora! This is absolutely one of our favorite plants.
Soil: Moist
H: 1" W: 24" B/M: Blue 5-6+
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Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel,
Sweet Bay Zone: (7b) 8-10
 How can you have a stew without a Bay
Leaf? And if you prefer them fresh rather than out of a bottle,
then grow your own! Not hardy in much of the country, it's an easy
house plant in a sunny window or sunroom. Does want a period of
fairly dry dormancy in winter so it can rest (not bone dry but just back
off on watering so it can stop active growth for a month or so.)
Many Common Names: True
Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, or Bay Tree.
Tolerant of Coastal conditions.
Soil: Well-drained H:40' (3-10' in a
pot) W: 30' (2-8' in a pot)
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Now listed BACK under their old name
(Chrysanthemum) on the Ce
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Leucanthemum maximum 'Becky'
Chrysanthemum x superbum 'Becky'
Leucanthemum maximum 'Crazy Daisy'
Chrysanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy'
Leucanthemum x
superbum 'Esther Read' Chrysanthemum x superbum
'Ester Read'
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Leymus racemosus 'Glaucous' Blue Leyme Grass On the
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Liatris ligulistylis
Round Headed, Meadow, Rocky Mountain Blazing Star,
Gayfeather Z:
3-8
An
upright, clump-forming native that's 'almost' gaudy in it's exuberant
bloom of 10-15 unbranched stems and as many as 70 blooms per plant.
Fluffy, thistle-like deep rose-purple blooms 1" WIDE appear on
terminal columnar inflorescences. This
species, in particular, is beloved by Monarch Butterflies.
Read more about Liatris ligulistylis and Monarch Madness over them here at
Rickert
Nature Preserve -- they actually attract so many Monarchs that you can
hardly see the blooms. Great for cut flowers because most blooms on
a stalk open at about the same time.
Soil:
Moist but well-drained, Neutral H: 12-24"
W: 15" B/M: Rose
purple/7-9
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Liatris
microcephala Dwarf Gayfeather or
Blazing Star Zone: 3
The very smallest
Liatris. This American native shows it's delicate,
multi-stemmed flower spikes above ferny foliage. Beautiful specimen. Prefers moist,
well-drained soil but will take dryness when established. Tolerates very poor soil. Rare. Very
LONG BLOOMING. Exquisite!
Soil:
Moist but well-drained
H: 6" (12-18" IB) W: 6" B/M: Lavender pink/ 7-10
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Liatris
microcephala 'Alba' Dwarf Gayfeather or
Blazing Star Zone: 3
As
above but with white blooms! Very hard to find in the trade.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 6" (12-18" IB) W: 6" B/M:
White/ 7-10
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Liatris pycnostachya
Tall or Prairie Blazing Star Zone: 3-9
Potentially
the Biggest Liatris - it can reach 5' in height! An upright,
clump-forming East Coast Native with rounded, fluffy, rose-purple to
violet-lavender flowers heads to 3/4" across crowded on terminal
spikes to 20" and on rigid flower stalks. These arise from
narrow, lance-shaped leaves to 12" in length. Blooms open top
to bottom. This species is distinguished from other in it's height
and its reflexed, long-tipped involucral bracts. You will read that
this plant is a Biennial and that it's found in * wet soil in nature but
that's WHY it can behave as a Biennial -- it rots in winter in wet soil
but self seeds in these areas to persist and is used, as shown here, in Wetland
Restoration. Plant it in well-drained soil and it's very, very
Perennial. Featured by one of our favorite garden Gurus and hort.
writers, C. Colston Burrell in this review of his book Wildflower
Gardens: Designing With Nature
Soil:
*Moist but well-drained, Neutral H: 24-48"(60")
W: 12-24" B/M: Rose
purple/7-8
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Liatris spicata
'Floristan White' Compact Gayfeather, Blazing Star
Zone: 6-9
Wands of flowers /w spikes that are very unusual in that they open first at the top. This white form goes w/ every other plant in your garden & does it well. Excellent cut flower, butterfly attracter, disliked by deer & grows in the poorest soil, takes part shade -- pretty hard to beat! Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants' Strongly drought tolerant.
More compact than various species.
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 24-36" IB W: 24" B/M: White/ 7-10
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Liatris
spicata 'Floristan Violet' Gayfeather, Blazing Star
Zone: 6-9
As
above and brand new to the trade in 2006, Floristan Violet is by virtue of
his breeding already a dependable, 'Bones of the Garden' Perennial!
Strongly drought tolerant like 'Floristan White' and with the same more
compact habit which get from 'some' to 'much' taller!
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 24-36" IB W: 24" B/M:
Violet/ 7-10
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Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Gayfeather, Blazing Star Zone: 3-9
 Most compact of Gayfeathers. Wildflowers native to the United States & beautiful in meadows & mixed borders. Flowers are on dense spikes atop leafy, erect stems. A pleasing addition to the middle of a mixed border, or along a 'countrified' fence. Flower spikes are superb in both fresh & dried arrangements. Plant tag says 20-30" -- 16-20" is correct.
Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Soil: Well drained
H: 16-20" IB W: 12-15" B/M: Rose-lavender/ 7-9
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Liatris squarrosa
Earl's or Scaly Blazing Star
Zone:5-8
 Tufted
red-violet flowers, distinctive in the genus above deep green, shiny,
leathery foliage. Thinner and with shorter flower stalks than other
species with usually 4-5 flower heads per stem. Robust and
multi-branched. Perfectly happy in pathetic soil! As long as
it's well-drained! This is a 'button' bloom Liatris, rather than a
spike.
Soil:
Well-drained H: 24-30"(IB) W: 12-15"
B/M: Red violet/ 6-9 |
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Ligularia dentata 'Othello' Goldenray
Zone: 3-8
Compact, clump-forming perennial with heart-shaped, long-stalked, leathery leaves.
Daisy like, bright gold flower heads on branching stems from mid- to late-summer. Will take sun provided it gets lots of moisture but doesn't want to stand in it. Lovely
burgundy red stems. A great strong grower!
Soil: Average to damp
H: 24-36" W: 24" B/M:
Gold/ 7-9
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Ligularia tussilaginea 'Aureo-maculata'
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Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculata' |
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Lilium formosanum
Formosa Lily
Zone: 5-8
This lily enjoys heat, flowers the first year from seed, eventually reaches 7+' tall with a dozen or more 10" long sweetly fragrant pure white flowers in early August. I can't say enough good things about this easy to grow gem! Looks like Easter
Lilies.
Atypical Roots Soil: Well-drained H: 72"
W: 24-36"
B/M: White/8
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Lilium superbum Turk's Cap,
Turkscap or Swamp Lily
Zone: 5-8 A
lovely Native lily with 2 1/2" orange blooms, spotted maroon, with a
green star at the center (which distinguishes it from Lilium trigrinum of
Asia). Found in wet meadows and woods in the Easter US. Showy
and often very numerous flowers. Sharply-reflexed sepals and petals
curve backward to touch at the stem thus forming the "Turk's
Cap". Shouldn't be allowed to dry out.
Atypical Roots
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 4-7' W: 6-9" B/M:
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Limonium
(Goniolimon)
latifolia Sea Lavender/Statice
Zone:
Large sprays, often over 12" across, of tiny lilac blooms make an elegant display in the garden & last for months when dried. Forms an evergreen rosette of attractive deep green, leathery, oval 6-9" basal leaves.
Soil:
Sandy, well-drained H: 24" W: 24"
B/M: Lilac/ 7-8
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Linaria purpurea
Toadflax Zone: 5-8
Easy
to grow plant, with blooms that look like miniature snapdragons. Upright
perennial with blue foliage that bursts into an array of colors in
Fall. Self-seeds gently and you can get either pink or purple from
the seedlings. Over the years, we have continued to select seedlings
with lengthy bloom heads and our form has exceptionally large bloom heads.
Host Plant for Buckeye Caterpillar.
Soil: Well-drained
H: 36" W: 24"
B/M: Purple/ 7-9
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Linaria purpurea 'Canon J.
Went' Pink Toadflax
Zone: 5-8
The classic pink toadflax blooms for months
(June until Frost)
and is a Host Plant for the Buckeye Caterpillar. The bloom head is
more diminutive than our form below but this might be more appropriate in your
plan. Canon J. Went has been a
garden staple for years. Self seeds but in a delightful way and by
no means hard to remove if it surprises you in the wrong place. Soil: Well-drained
H: 36" W: 24"
B/M: Mauve Pink/ 6-10 |
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Lindernia grandiflora Blue
Moneywort, Savannah False Pimpernel
Zone: 6-10
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Southeastern US Native is new to the trade and found in swampy
areas.. This member of the Scrophulaira family grows like common
moneywort, creeping along the ground with 1/2" heart-shaped
leaves. Adorable tubular blue flowers each with a white star-like
markings in the center bloom from spring through summer. AKA,
Ilysanthes grandiflora. Members of Dave's
Garden report hardiness to Zone 6. Great along a stream bed.
Soil: Moist
H:1" W: Indef. B/M: Blue/6-9
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Liriope
muscari 'Christmas Tree' Liriope 'Monroe's #2'
Zone: 6-10 Best in
This
group of grass like plants consists of a clumping form of evergreen
perennials native to Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China. They are planted
as a groundcover or path edging and the plants do not creep. Green
grass-like leaves 14-18 inches in height. A bit slower than than
Liriope spicata forms which really spread! Christmas Tree,
aptly named for it's large light lavender bloom heads shaped like a
CHRISTMAS TREE. New to the trade and excellent.
Soil: Moist
but well-drained, acid best
H: 12-15" W: 12-15" B/M: Light
Lavender/ 7-9
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Liriope muscari
'Monroe White' White Liriope
Zone: 5-10
This group of grass like plants consists of a clumping form of evergreen perennials native to Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China. They are planted as a groundcover or path edging and the plants do not creep. Green grass-like leaves 14-18 inches in height. White flower spikes in mid summer; needs some shade. A bit slower than others.
Soil: Moist but well-drained,
acid soil
H: 14-18" W: 14-18" B/M: White/ 7-9
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Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
Silver Dragon Liriope Zone: 5-10
Evergreen perennial has silvery-white vertical striping on its dark green, grass-like leaves. Pale purple flowers are followed by whitish-green berries, with dark green markings. Use as an accent, border or mass planting. A very choice form that spreads a bit more than L. muscari
forms, but not berserk! Formerly, Ophiopogen
spicatus
Soil: Moist but well-drained
H: 10" W: 12" B/M: Pale purple/ 7-8
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Lithospermum
purpureocoeruleum is listed on the B
page
under
it's old name Buglossoides purpureocaerulea. We'll change
next year.
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