All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Conifer | JUNIPERUS communis ‘Miniature’ | Miniature Juniper | An improved selection with blue/green needles and an upright pyramidal habit. |
2-3 feet | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | JUNIPERUS horizontalis ‘Lime Glow’ | Creeping Juniper | Dwarf, slowly creeping juniper with bright chartreuse-yellow new growth turning shades of copper-bronze when the temps cool down in fall.6 |
6-12" | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | JUNIPERUS horizontalis ‘Pancake’ | Creeping Juniper | Arguably the lowest growing of all creeping junipers, between 3-6″ high, though can be staked to achieve height and graceful ‘waterfall’ effects. Layered branches with blue-green foliage covering the ground and rooting along the way. Prefers sandy/rocky soils. Drought tolerant. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Annual | KALANCHOE fedtschenkoi ‘Marginata’ | Rainbow Kalanchoe | Succulent, scallop-edged foliage is blue-green and variegated with cream and pink. Orange dangling bell flowers emerge in winter. |
12-20 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Annual | KALANCHOE pumila ’Silver Gray’ | Dwarf Kalanchoe | Fleshy, lightly serrated foliage of silvery blue. Lots of pink flowers in the spring. Easy to grow container plant. |
6-8 inches | Full sun | Overwinter Indoors | ||
| Annual | KALANCHOE tomentosa ‘Chocolate Soldier’ | Teddy Bear Plant | Fuzzy, concave succulent leaves are tipped in brown. |
18-24 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Perennial | KALIMERIS incisa ‘Blue Star’ | Japanese Aster | Light blue ray flowers with yellow centers. Tolerates both moisture and drought. Shear after early summer bloom for fall rebloom. |
16-18 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Bull’s Eye’ | Purple buds open to white with deep red banding on this hardy Mt. Laurel in late may to early June. Evergreen foliage that should be protected from the winter sun and wind by placing it in a protected area of the garden. |
Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Carousel’ | Mountain Laurel | Flowers have intricate cinnamon-purple banding on white background. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Elf’ | Mountain Laurel | Pink buds open to white flowers on a dwarf plant. One of the easier Kalmias to grow. |
2-4 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Firecracker’ | Bright red buds open to pale pink flowers over deep green foliage in late May to early June on this compact Mt. Laurel. Site in a protected spot away from winter sun and wind. |
Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Hoffman’s K’ | Mountain Laurel | A selection from a pink-blooming wild population, similar to the species. Slow-growing, broadleaf evergreen shrub; dark-green, glossy leaves. Pink flower buds open in late spring to cupped white to pale-pink flowers with purple dots. Avoid windswept sites. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
3-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Minuet’ | Mountain Laurel | A dwarf form of the evergreen shrub with pink buds that open to white flowers with a dramatic maroon-red band on the inside edge. Late May/June. Deer/rabbit tolerant. |
3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Nipmuck’ | Mountain Laurel | Intense red buds, soft pink flowers in late spring on the shiny dark-green evergreen foliage. Some twisting branches. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
3-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’ | Brilliant red buds open to pale pink flowers over evergreen foliage late May to early June. |
Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||||
| Tree/Shrub | KALMIA latifolia ‘Tiddlywinks’ | Rosy-pink buds open to pale pink flowers with deeper pink banding on this compact Mt. Laurel. More compact with deep green foliage that is persistant through the winter if planted in a protected spot away from winter sun and wind. |
Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | KIRENGESHOMA palmata | Yellow Waxbells | Bushy plants with palm-shaped leaves and waxy pendant yellow flowers in August. |
30-36 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | KNAUTIA macedonica | Macedonian Scabious | Deep velvety red pincushion flowers on thin and airy stems from early summer until fall. Attracts butterflies Deer and drought tolerant |
12-24" | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | KNIPHOFIA ‘Border Ballet’ | Red Hot Poker | A hybrid seed strain with “pokers” in shades of cream, pink, orange and red over basal rosettes of stiff, grass-like foliage. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM ‘Anne Greenaway’ | Deadnettle | The foliage emerges in shades of green, chartreuse, and silver. The buds form at the ends of stems opening to mauve-pink flowers that sprinkle the plant with additional color throughout May and June. |
6-8 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM maculatum ‘Lemon Frost’ | Deadnettle | Gold foliage and pink flowers really glow in the shade. |
4-6 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM maculatum ’Shell Pink’ | Deadnettle | This vigorous and tough ground cover has green heart-shaped leaves centered with silver stripes. Orchid pink flowers bloom through the season. |
6-10 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LAMIUM maculatum ‘White Nancy’ | Deadnettle | Excellent groundcover with bright silvery leaves and white flowers. Attracts bees and butterflies Drought tolerant Deer and rabbit resistant |
4-6 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Annual | LAMPRANTHUS blandus ‘Pink Vygi’ | Pink Vygie | Small toothed succulent leaves with red dots are upright to trailing. Free blooming through summer with clusters of bright pink flowers. |
18-20 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
| Annual | LANTANA ‘Bandana Cherry’ | Lantana | Large umbels of hot pink flowers centered with yellow and peach on a compact plant. Heat and drought tolerant. |
12-24 inches | Tropical | |||
| Annual | LANTANA ‘Bandana Pink’ | Mounding and bushy with bright pink flowers sporting a yellow eye, as the flowers age they turn completely pink. |
Full sun | |||||
| Annual | LANTANA ‘Confetti’ | Lantana | Upright-growing with flowers that are a combination of pink, salmon and red. |
2-3 feet | Tropical | |||
| Annual | LANTANA ‘Pink Caprice’ | Pink on the lower half, yellow on the upper half of every flower head on this mounding to slightly trailing plant. Hummingbird magnet |
Full sun | |||||
| Annual | LANTANA ‘Radiation’ | A mix of glowing red and orange. Hummingbird magnet |
Full sun | |||||
| Conifer | LARIX decidua ‘Pendula’ | Weeping Larch | Height depends on staking. Graceful pendulous form. We had them trained over the entrance to the nursery, evoking much comment. The deciduous foliage turns a beautiful gold in the fall. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | LARIX decidua ‘Prag’ | European Larch | Soft green needles grow on this airy shrub, turning bright gold in fall. The branching forms a rounded shape good for smaller gardens. |
4-6 feet | Full sun | 2 | ||
| Conifer | LARIX decidua ‘Puli’ | Weeping Larch | A flat ground cover form. If staked, a narrow weeping tree similar to L. ‘Pendula’, but with denser and lighter green foliage. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| LARIX kaempferi ‘Blue Ball’ | Dwarf Larch | Low mounding form with soft blue-green foliage. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | |||||
| Conifer | LARIX x marschlinsii ‘Umhausen’ | A dwarf Larch that sheds its needles in the fall. Very slow growing with gold and green needles that turn bright gold in fall. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Annual | LAURUS nobilis | Bay Laurel | Evergreen, sturdy and fragrant. Because it is slow growing, it makes an excellent container plant. Leave the pot outside during summer and bring it inside for the winter in colder zones. |
3-4 feet in a container | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Perennial | LAVANDULA angustofolia ‘Imperial Gem’ | Lavender | Floriferous and more compact with tidier and less leggy stems of a rich purple. Loads of flowers for most of the summer. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer & rabbit resistant Drought tolerant |
8-12" | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | LAVANDULA angustifolia ‘Munstead’ | English Lavender | A compact hardy cultivar with lavender flowers through the summer. |
12-16 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | LAVANDULA ‘Hidcote’ | English Lavender | Aromatic silver-gray foliage with deep blue-purple flower spikes all summer. Plant in very well drained soil, do not prune back until spring. |
20-22 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | LAVANDULA intermedia ‘Phenomenal’ | English Lavender | A new hardy lavender tolerant of both heat and cold. Purple flowers in early summer. |
2-3 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Annual | LEDEBOURIA socialis | Silver Scilla | Bulbous plant with spotted leaves and flowers in spring looking just like Grape Hyacinth. |
4-6 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | LEONOTIS leonurus | Lion's Ear | Brilliant orange, narrow tubular flowers in tiers on sturdy stems. Blooms late summer to fall. |
36-48 inches | Full sun | |||
| Perennial | LEONTOPODIUM alpinum | Edelweiss | Silvery low fuzzy mats with small white star-like flowers in the summer. Fantastic in the rock garden in well drained soil. |
6-8 inches | Full sun | 3 | ||
| Tree/Shrub | LESPEDEZA thunbergii ‘Spilt Milk’ | Shrub Bushclover | Beautifully variegated leaves with cream and white stripes and flecks on dark green backgrounds. Fuchsia/purple pea-like blossoms in summer to early fall that bees love. Needs good drainage; becomes drought tolerant. |
4-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | LEUCANTHEMUM ‘Becky’ | Shasta Daisy | Flowers are large single white daisies with a yellow eye, valued in the garden and excellent for cutting. Divide plants every 2 to 3 years to maintain vigour. Removing faded flowers regularly will greatly increase the blooming time. |
18-24" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | LEUCANTHEMUM ‘Snowcap’ | Compact and very hardy producing single white daisies and shiny green foliage for months. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | LEUCOSCEPTRUM japonicum ‘Silver Angel’ | Japanese Shrub Mint | Long, toothed silver foliage on a large, clump-forming perennial. Topped with yellow, bottlebrush flowers in late autumn. |
30-36 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | liatria spicata ‘Floristan White’ | A strong vertical accent with fluffy white flowers all along the tall stems over grassy foliage. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | LIATRIS spicata | Fluffy deep purple flower heads line the tall and sturdy stems over fine grassy foliage. Great for meadow plantings and wetter areas. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | LIATRIS spicata ‘Alba’ | Spike Gayfeather | Spikes of white buttons in summer over grassy foliage. The butterflies love this selection of the native gayfeather. Attracts butterflies and bees, butterflies and hummingbirds Deer resistant Drought tolerant |
2-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | LIATRIS spicata ‘Kobold’ | Spiked Gayfeather | Spikes with lavender buttons on a much smaller plant. The best butterfly plant! |
14-16 inches | Sun | 3 |