lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Tender crisp buttery flavor and excellent grower, butternut is a gourmet delight. A great all-around … Continued
browsing: sun (8+ hrs)
rough blazing star
Liatris aspera
Pinkish to lavender (sometimes white) flower heads along stems lined with short, narrow, bright-green leaves. … Continued
dotted blazing star
Liatris punctata
Liatris punctata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the … Continued
dwarf gayfeather, tiny-headed liatris
Liatris microcephala
A dense, compact native liatris growing up to 18″ tall and carrying lavender flowers. Very … Continued
meadow blazingstar
Liatris ligulistylis
A fantastic nectar plant for Monarch butterflies and many other pollinators including hummingbirds. The fall … Continued
prairie blazing star
Liatris pycnostachya
An outstanding native of the great plains grows even in wet prairies. Breathtaking in gardens … Continued
‘Alba’ white blazing star
Liatris spicata 'Alba'
Large, shaggy blooms cover tall spikes in late summer. An excellent butterfly nectar source. This … Continued
spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Large, multi-stemmed shrubs have aromatic twigs and foliage. Spicebush is an important native plant for … Continued
blue flax
Linum perenne
True blue flowers in summer over fine foliage that appears delicate but is extremely tough, … Continued
sweet gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Low-maintenance deciduous tree native from Connecticut to Florida west to Missouri south Central America. Excellent … Continued
tulip tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip trees are fast growers, often measuring growth of more than 2′ per year. Tulip-shaped flowers … Continued
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flowers bloom with tall spikes of lipstick red flowers in August in moist soil. … Continued