All Plants
LOBELIA laxiflora x linearis 'Helen Ewart' Perennial: Given to us by local plantsman Dan Lozano. This is an upright form of Lobelia spp. without the running characteristics of laxiflora. Fairly drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Good border & container plant. Nice cut flower. Nearly ever blooming in coastal areas, summer blooming elsewhere. Bloom color: orange w/red spots in the middle. Ht: 2-3 feet (sun), 3-4 feet (shade). Exp.: sun-shade. Water: mod. USDA Z9. |
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LOBELIA siphilitica Great Lobelia, Cardinal Floweer Perennial: Clump-former with tubular flowers. Good border, container and cut flower plant. Native to eastern United States. Deer resistant. Attracts hummingbirds. Bloom time: late summer and autumn. Bloom color: blue. Size: 24-36" x 18". Exposure: part shade. Water: moist (resents wet conditions in winter). Bog tolerant. USDA Z5. |
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LOBELIA tupa Devil's Tobacco Perennial: Deer resistant. Bog tolerant. An unusual form from Chile with 2-lipped flowers and gray-green lightly felted foliage. Doesn't resemble typical Lobelias. Attracts hummingbirds. Good cut flower. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: scarlet to deep dull scarlet with red-purple stems. Size: 6-8' x 3-4'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/moist. USDA Z8. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'Rose' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: rosy pink. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'Violet' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: violet. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA hybrida Stream Compact 'White' Stream Compact Series Lobularia, Sweet Alyssum Annual or Tender Perennial: The Stream Compact Series is floriferous, has strong colors, is ball-shaped, heat tolerant, starts compact and continues to grow and fill. Good for borders, rock gardens, ground covers, containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. Blooms have a wonderful honey scent. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 10-18 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. |
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LOBULARIA maritima 'Deep Lavender Stream' Sweet Alyssum Annual of Tender Perennial: Great as a ground cover, in boders, pots, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow with very fragrant honey scented flowers. Very heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Grow in full sun or part shade. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: purple with a little white. Water: moderate. Height: 8-12". Spread: 12-15" USDA Z10. |
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LOBULARIA maritima 'White Stream' Sweet Alysumm Annual of Tender Perennial: Great as a ground cover, in boders, pots, hanging baskets, rock gardens and window boxes. Easy to grow with very fragrant honey scented flowers. Very heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Grow in full sun or part shade. Bloom time: spring - fall. Bloom color: white. Water: moderate. Height: 8-12". Spread: 12-15" USDA Z10. |
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LOMANDRA confertifolia Leading 'Lime Tight' (= 'Limtigra', 'Lomlon') Mat Rush Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates drought and dry, coastal conditions. Australia native. Grass-like plants that is good in containers, borders and mass plantings. Blooms: summer. Bloom color: yellow. Foliage color: bright green. Compact, mounded habit. Height: 1-2 feet. Width: 1-2 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z8-11. PP #23,034 |
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LOMANDRA confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa 'Pacific Sky' Perennial: Evergreen. Native to Australia. A non-invasive & easy to maintain grass w/fine long blue-gray foliage & a clump-forming habit. Improved vigor & disease resistance when compared to similar varieties. During summer it produces highly fragrant small yellow blooms. Mass plantings give a wonderful seaside Mediterranean feel. Once established it has a very low watering requirement. Height:1-2'. Width: 2-3'. Exp.: sun/pt. shade. USDA Z8. |
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LOMANDRA hystrix 'Tropic Belle' Perennial: A tufted hardy plant with arching strap like leaves and yellow flower spikes in Spring. Suited to moist soils ( Height then about 35") but can tolerate dry conditions ( Height then about 25") Width about 28" Tolerates both clay and sandy soils, windy and salt laden windy positions. Very phytophera resistant. Sun to part shade |
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LOMANDRA longifolia 'Arctic Frost' Mat Rush Perennial: A versatile ornamental grass-like plant with variegated dark green with white edged foliage. Yellow flower heads in spring that are fragrant. A great alternative for shrubs and ground covers. Excellent for mass commercial or highway plantings. Extremely drought tolerant when established. Performs well in sand or clay soils. Tolerates heavy frost, seaside, & hot humid conditions. Evergreen till about 15 degrees. Size: 1-2' x 1-2'. Water: low. Light: Full sun to part shade. |
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LOMANDRA longifolia 'Baby Breeze' Mat Rush Perennial: A versatile ornamental grass-like plant with narrow green foliage & fragrant yellow flower heads in spring. A great alternative for shrubs & ground covers. Excellent for mass, commercial or highway plantings. Extremely drought tolerant when established. Performs well in sand or clay soils. Tolerates heavy frost, seaside, & hot humid conditions. Evergreen till about 15 deg. Ht: 16-18 in. W: 18 in. Water: low. Exposure: sun/part shade. USDA Z9-11. PP #28,260 |
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LOMANDRA longifolia 'Breeze' Mat Rush Perennial: A versatile ornamental grass-like plant ,yellow flower heads in spring. A great alternative for shrubs and ground covers. Excellent for mass commercial or highway plantings. Extremely drought tolerant when established. Performs well in sand or clay soils. Tolerates heavy frost and hot and/or humid conditions. Evergreen till about 15 degrees. Height: 2-3' Width: 2' Full sun to part shade PP #15,420 |
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LOMANDRA longifolia 'Katrinus Deluxe' Mat Rush Perennial: Evergreen. Deer resistant. Tough ornamental grass-like plant w/crmy ylw blms in spring. Great alternative to shrubs & ground covers. Excellent for commercial or highway plantings. Faster to establish than L. 'Breeze'. Extremely drought tolerant once established. Performs well in sand or clay soils. Tolerant of heavy frost & hot or humid conditions. Size 2-3' x 2-3'. Exp.: full sun/pt shade. USDA Z7. PP# 19,262. |
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LOMANDRA longifolia x confertifolia 'Lime Tough' Mat Rush Perennial: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Compact grass with fine lime green leaves that stay lush all year round. In summer fragrant small yellow flower spikes emerge. This plant is extremely hardy and tolerates frost and dry conditions. Grows in full sun to part shade and is adaptable to most clay, loam and well drained soils and performs well under trees. |
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LONICERA japonica 'Halliana' Japanese Honeysuckle, Hall's Honeysuckle Deciduous vine: Deer & drought resistant. Clay tolerant. A vigorous & free flowering woody-stemmed plant with clusters of tubular, extremely fragrant white flowers that mature to yellow. Named in honor of George Rogers Hall, an American medical doctor living in Japan. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Can be invasive. Blooms: early summer-fall. Ht: 15-30'. Spread: 3-6'. Exp.: full sun/part shade. Water: mod.-dry. USDA Z4. |
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LONICERA japonica 'Purpurea' Japanese Honeysuckle, Purple-Leaf Honeysuckle Deciduous vine: Deer & drought resistant. Clay tolerant. A vigorous & free flowering woody-stemmed plant w/clusters of tubular, extremely fragrant purple-red & white bicolored flowers that age to a creamy ylw. This vine produces coral-red fruit & its foliage turns dp prpl bronze in winter. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. Can be invasive. Blooms: early summer-fall. Ht: 10-30'. Exp.: full sun/pt shade. Water: mod.-dry. USDA Z6. |
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LONICERA nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' Box or Boxleaf Honeysuckle Evergreen shrub: Tolerant of drought, deer, clay, gophers, coast & salt spray. Good border, container & hedge plant-good for clipping & responds well to pruning. Resistant to oak root fungus. Has bluish-purple fruit. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: spring. Color: creamy white. Ht: to 6'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z4-9. |