‘Gold Rush’ red hot pokers, tritoma
Kniphofia uvaria ‘Gold Rush’
Many red and yellow flower spikes open brightly all summer summer atop a low-growing, thick … Continued
browsing: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure, 4+ hours sun)
Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Korean spice is cold hardy and to care for, growing best in sunny to partly … Continued
lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Tender crisp buttery flavor and excellent grower, butternut is a gourmet delight. A great all-around … Continued
‘Dynamite’ crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II'
Sometimes called the “lilac of the South,” new cold-hardy cultivars enable more areas of the … Continued
Perennial Sweet Pea
Lathyrus latifolius
A fast-growing, heirloom perennial vine with fuschia, rose, lavender, and white flowers all the summer. … Continued
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
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
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
‘Silver Dragon’ variegated monkey grass, lily turf
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
Grassy texture, but not a grass at all — actually, it’s a member of the … Continued