All Plants (L)
LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Becky' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border, container and cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: large single white with yellow eye. Height: 3-4'. Spread: 2-3'. Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5. |
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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Coconut' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Deciduous. Deer and gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Pretty, fringed double flowers make long lasting cut flowers. Great for beds, borders, mass plantings, containers, and as a cut flower plant. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: double white with yellow center. Compact, upright growth habit. Height: 14-20". Exposure: sun/part shade. Water: moderate. USDA Z5-9. PP #29,993 |
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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Crazy Daisy' Shasta Daisy Perennial: Deer, gopher & drought tolerant. Makes an excellent border, pot & cut flower plant. No 2 blooms are alike-frilled, quilled & twisted petals give a "fluffy" look. Flowers in abundance all summer w/ 2.5" double white blooms w/buttery center. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 24-28". Sun. Water: mod. USDA Z5. (syn CHRYSANTHEMUM superbum 'Crazy Daisy') |
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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. |