All Plants
LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Goldfinch' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Deciduous. Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. After years of breeding, this is the yellowest of them all! Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Semi-double daisy-like flowers. Bloom color: yellow. Flowers fade to white. Height: 20-24 inches. Width: 24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. PP #24,499 |
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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Snow Lady' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border plant and cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: white with bright yellow center. Height: 12 inches. Width: 18 inches. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum 'Snow Lady') |
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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum Lucille 'Chic' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Tolerates drought, deer, rabbit, and gopher. The Lucille series are compact plants with large flowers. Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: white with yellow center. Height: 10-20 inches. Width: 14-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. (syn. CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum Lucille 'Chic') |
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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum Make My Daisy 'Crazy' (= 'Sunrimaizy') Shasta Daisy Perennial: Tolerates, drought, deer and gophers. The 'Make My Daisy' series feature uniform, first year flowering plants with a long bloom season. Makes an excellent border, container, and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: semi-double, white. Height: 14-18 inches. Width: 14-24 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. PP #35,074 |
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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum Spellbook 'Lumos' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. A dwarf selection from the Spellbook series that has a strong, sturdy habit & features non-fading, yellow flowers, mid spring through summer. Floriferous. Great for cutting. Excellent border or container plant. Attracts butterflies & bees. Height: 12-24". Width: 12-24". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z5 |
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LEWISIA longipetala 'Little Plum' Lewisia, Bitter Root Perennial: Evergreen. Tolerates deer and drought. Native to western North America. A treasured rock garden plant with attractive, leathery-leaved rosettes bearing large, 1" star-shaped rose purple flowers with a touch of orange at first. Bloom time: spring-summer. Good border, container, and rock garden plant. Height: 4-6 inches. Width: 6-8 inches. Exposure: sun. Part shade in hot summer climates. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-10. |
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LEYCESTERIA 'Jealousy' Himalayan Honeysuckle Shrub: Deciduous. Tolerant of deer, bog, coast & poor soil. Good border, woodland, pot & bog plant. The golden foliage has red tints on new growth & carries a 4" drooping cluster of white flowers w/purple bracts in summer-fall. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds. The purple black berries attract birds. Ht: 3-5'. W: 2-3'. Part shade. Water: mod/moist. USDA Z7. |
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LEYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune' (syn. ELYMUS arenarius 'Blue Dune') Blue Lyme Grass, European Dune Grass Perennial Grass: Semi-evergreen to evergreen. Western Europe native. Tolerates drought, heat, salt, & sandy soils. Pretty bright blue-gray blades hold 12" straw colored spikelets. Leaves are good in bouquets. Good tall ground cover, on hillsides, & in containers. Good for soil stabilization as it spreads by rhizomes. Blooms: spring. Color: straw. Ht: 2 feet plus 1 foot bloom stalk. Width: 2-3 feet. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-9. |
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LEYMUS triticoides 'Lagunita' Lagunita Wild Rye, Creeping Wild Rye Perennial: Evergreen. CA native. Drought & deer resistant. A low growing selection by John Greenlee. Discovered on a ranch near the Laguna River in Santa Cruz County. Mat-forming (rhizomatous) grass w/rich green lvs that thrive along creeks & seasonally wet soil. Good lawn substitute & great for erosion control. Seeds are often sterile, the plant primarily reproduces by underground runners. Ht: 12-18". Exp.: sun/pt shade. Z7. |
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LIATRIS spicata 'Alba' Gayfeather Perennial: Upright, clumping growth with tall flower spikes. Tolerates poor soils, drought, deer, summer heat & humidity. Good border & cut flower plant-can use blooms fresh or dried. Attracts bees, hummingbirds & butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: white. Size: 18-30" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3. |
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LIATRIS spicata 'Purple' Gayfeather Perennial: Upright, clumping growth with tall flower spikes. Tolerates poor soils, drought, deer, summer heat & humidity. Good border & cut flower plant-can use blooms fresh or dried. Attracts bees, hummingbirds & butterflies. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: purple. Size: 18-30" x 6-12". Exposure: sun. Water: dry. USDA Z3. |
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LIBERTIA peregrinans New Zealand Iris Perennial: A beautiful & sought after plant! The evergreen olive-green foliage is accented w/an orange stripe down the center. Good in borders & pots. Deer resistant. Blooms in late spring-summer with 1" pure white flowers. Spreads slowly by underground rhizomes. Size: 1-2' x 1'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Moderate water. USDA Z8-10. |
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LIMONIUM perezii (Statice) Sea Lavender Subshrub: Evergreen. Drought and coast tolerant. Deer resistant. Fire retardant. Long, oval dark green leaves hold statice-type flowers. Good border, cut flower and container plant. Bloom time: spring-summer. Bloom color: deep mauve-blue. Size: 3' x 3'. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z9. |
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LIRIOPE muscari 'Big Blue' Lilyturf Perenial: Evergreen arching green foliage. Clumping growth habit. Good in rock gardens, edgings, borders & dry shade. Tolerates heat, deer, humidity & drought. Flower spikes resemble grape hyacinth. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: violet blue. Size: 8-18" x 12". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moist to dry. USDA Z5-10. |
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LIRIOPE muscari 'Silvery Sunproof' Variegated Lilyturf Perennial: Evergreen arching green & yellow foliage. Clumping growth habit. Good ground cover, rock garden, edge, border & dry shade plant. Tolerates heat, deer, humidity & drought. Flowers resemble grape hyacinth. Blooms: lavender in summer-fall. Size: 12-18" x 8-12". Sun/part shade. Water: moist to dry. USDA Z5. |
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LIRIOPE spicata 'Silver Dragon' Perennial: Evergreen arching silver & white foliage. Clumping growth habit. Good ground cover, rock garden, edge, border & dry shade plant. Tolerates heat, deer, humidity & drought. Flowers resemble grape hyacinth. Has black berries in fall. Blooms: lilac in summer-fall. Ht: 18". Sun/part shade. Water: moist to dry. USDA Z5. (syn. L. muscari 'Silver Dragon') |
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LITHODORA diffusa 'Grace Ward' Subshrub: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Good rock garden, container, ground cover & bank plant. Dark green, hairy rosemary-like foliage. Bloom: spring-summer. Color: tubular brilliant blue. Size: 6-12" x 12". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. Sunset Zones 5-7, 14-17. USDA Z7. syn. LITHOSPERMUM d. 'Grace Ward' |
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LOBELIA 'California Dark Blue Eyes' (syn. L. 'California Dark Blue with Eye') Edging Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia Annual or Tender Perennial: The California series was bred in Israel under hot climate conditions. It has good habit and the plants flower year-round even under short day conditions. Good for cut flowers, containers, borders & hanging baskets. Bloom time: spring-fall. Attracts butterflies. Bloom color: dark blue with white center and dark dots. Nice and even prostrating habit, forms a nice mound. Height: 10-20 in. Width: 20-30 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. |
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LOBELIA 'California White' Edging Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia Annual or Tender Perennial: The California series was bred in Israel under hot climate conditions. It has a good habit and the plants flower year-round even under short day conditions. Good for cut flowers, containers, borders & hanging baskets. Bloom time: spring-fall. Attracts butterflies. Bloom color: white. Nice and even prostrating habit, forms a nice mound. Height: 10-20 in. Width: 20-30 in. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z10. |