Plants A-Z

Laburnum x watereri

Goldenchain Tree

Hybrid between Laburnum alpinum and L. anagyroides. To 15–30 ft. tall and 10&ndash

Lachenalia aloides

Cape Cowslip

Stems 10–12 in. high, with yellow flowers tipped in red and green. Inch-wide leaves. ‘Pearsonii’ has y...

Laelia anceps

From Mexico. Plump pseudobulbs carry thick6-in. leaves. Flower spikesrange from 6 in. to 3 ft. long,ca...

Lagerstroemia fauriei

Japanese Crape Myrtle

From Japan. To 20–30 ft. tall and as wide, with upright habit and outward-arching branches. Leav...

Lagerstroemia hybrid

Crape Myrtle

Introductions of the U.S. National Arboretum, these hybrids between Lagerstroemia indica and&...

Lagerstroemia indica

Crape Myrtle

Native to China. To 25 ft. tall and wide. Dark green leaves are 1 to 2 1/2 in. long and somewhat narro...

Lagunaria patersonii

Primrose Tree

Native to South Pacific and Australia. Rather fast growth to 20–50 ft. Young trees narrow and er...

Lamium maculatum

Dead Nettle

Grows 8 in. tall, spreads to 3 ft., but not rampant. Leaves are 1-3 in. long, green with a central whi...

Lampranthus blandus

Pink Vygie

To 6 in. high. Leaves look like agglomerations of tiny green pyramids. Flowers are pale pink daisies.

Lampranthus deltoides

Trailing Ice Plant

South Africa. Stems to 2 ft. long; they grow erect to 1 ft., then begin to lean and trail. Triangular ...

Lampranthus spectabilis

Trailing Ice Plant

Sprawling or trailing to 1 ft. high, 1 1/2 to 2 ft. wide. Three-sided gray-green leaves. Planting beco...

Lantana camara

Lantana

One of the two species used in hybridizing. Coarse, upright grower to 6 ft. tall and wide. Rough dark ...