Korean spice viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Korean spice is cold hardy and to care for, growing best in sunny to partly … Continued
browsing: low-maintenance
crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
With striking late season blooms and gorgeous bark, crapemyrtle can be grown as a shrub … Continued
‘Dynamite’ crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II'
Sometimes called the “lilac of the South,” new cold-hardy cultivars enable more areas of the … Continued
Infinitini® Magenta Crapemyrtle
Lagerstroemia Infinitini® Magenta
A strong grower with abundant magenta summer blooms, this dwarf variety can fit into gardens … Continued
‘Miss Huff’ lantana
Lantana camara
The most cold-hardy lantana, it is known to survive 0°F. Showy orange blooms give the … Continued
Perennial Sweet Pea
Lathyrus latifolius
A fast-growing, heirloom perennial vine with fuschia, rose, lavender, and white flowers all the summer. … Continued
bush clover
Lespedeza capitata
Commonly found in upland woods, thickets, and prairies, along streams, railroads, and roadsides. Tiny creamy … 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
Kansas gayfeather
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
An early summer blooming lavender spikes grow to 3′ tall. Great flower arrangement subjects that … 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