Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'

Dead Nettle

Very bright silver foliage is topped off by large, snap dragon-type flowers.

Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Size: 8" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring - Summer
Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant

Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'

Dead Nettle

Silvery leaves have have narrow, green borders. Small, white flowers appear in late spring. Wonderful ground cover for shade areas with moist, well-drained soil.

Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Size: 8" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring -  Summer
Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue'

Hidcote Blue English Lavender

Deep blue flowers and a nice, compact habit make this a very popular variety. The lovely, silver-green, fragrant foliage is heat and drought tolerant.

Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 12" tall x 15" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

Munstead English Lavender

A June bloomer with compact, bushy growth. All lavender are useful in borders or as a hedge row, and both the foliage and flowers are easily dried.

Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 18" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Lavender/Blue
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal'

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Lavender

This remarkable new lavender is extremely tolerant to heat and humidity with excellent winter survival. Also resistant to common root and foliar diseases. Great fragrance and uniform mounds. Awesome fresh or dried.

Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 24-32" tall x 24-32" wide
Bloom: Spring - Summer
Color: Lavender
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#24193
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lavandula x intermedia 'Sensational'

Lavender

A French lavender with bigger blooms on huge spikes. Lovely fragrance. Reblooms, which gives color from summer to fall. Highly resistant to leaf spot and root disease.

Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 18" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Summer to Fall
Color: Lavender
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#31786
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'

Shasta Daisy

A long lived shasta daisy with nice, glossy, dark green foliage and stout stems hold large, bright white daisies. Perennial Plant of the Year for 2003.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 40" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Real Sunbeam'

Shasta Daisy

Butter-yellow large flowers with deep golden centers on strong stems. Deadhead to encourage continuous bloom.

Exposure: Full Sun
Size: 18-20" tall x 18-24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring- Mid Summer
Color: Yellow
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Cap'

Shasta Daisy

Nice, compact shasta daisy with pure white, single flowers in late spring through late summer. Forms uniform, busy mounds of foliage.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 14" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Late Spring - Late Summer
Color: White
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Liatris spicata 'Kobold'

Spike Gayfeather

Heavy stems support vertical flower spikes that open from bottom to top. Leaves are thin and form a busy mass. Excellent for border and cutting gardens. Native.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 18-24" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Summer
Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Variegated Lily-turf

Cream and green striped foliage makes an instant impact in the garden. Light purple flowers bloom in mid to late summer.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 15" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Late Summer
Color: Light Purple
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Liriope 'Purple Explosion'

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Lily-turf

Like ‘Big Blue’ except it has an exceptionally high flower count of deep purple flowers. A nice compact habit. Very showy.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 8" tall x 8" wide
Bloom: Late Summer - Fall
Color: Purple
Hardiness: Zone 5
Patent: PP#21352
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

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Trumpet Honeysuckle

Tons of flowers cover the clean foliage. The red trumpet flowers start in late spring and go all summer. Attracts hummingbirds from miles away. Blooms off of both old and new wood, so trim to fit the space.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 3-8’ tall x 1-10’ wide
Bloom: Late Spring - Late Summer
Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lupinus Mini Gallery 'Blue-White'

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Lupine

Spikes of pea-like flowers have a dramatic garden effect in early summer. The Mini Gallery series is more compact, earlier blooming and more floriferous than others. Lupines like a very well drained soil.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 14-16" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Early Summer
Color: Blue
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lupinus Mini Gallery 'Pink-White'

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Lupine

Spikes of pea-like flowers have a dramatic garden effect in early summer. The Mini Gallery series is more compact, earlier blooming and more floriferous than others. Lupines like a very well drained soil.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 14-16" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Early Summer
Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lupinus Mini Gallery 'Red'

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Lupine

Spikes of pea-like flowers have a dramatic garden effect in early summer. The Mini Gallery series is more compact, earlier blooming and more floriferous than others. Lupines like a very well drained soil.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 14-16" tall x 18" wide
Bloom: Early Summer
Color: Red
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting

Lychnis coronaria

Catchfly

A lovely, old-fashioned plant with woolly gray foliage that handles a wide range of conditions. An extraordinary color, the magenta-pink flowers appear May - June. Self-seeds freely.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 30" tall x 24" wide
Bloom: Late Summer - Summer
Color: Magenta/Pink
Hardiness: Zone 4
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower

Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks'

Creeping Jenny

Small, nearly round, greenish-gold leaves turn bright yellow in the sun. This vigorous, versatile, extra cold-resistant grower is a good ground cover. Also excellent for containers or hanging baskets.

Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Size: 4" tall x 24" wide
Hardiness: Zone 3
Characteristics: Deer Resistant

Monarda bradburiana

Wild Bergamot

Native perennial has light pink flowers with purple spots. Long bloom time attracts tons of pollinators to the garden. Aromatic dark green purplish foliage.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Size: 12-24" tall x 12-24" wide
Bloom: Late Spring
Color: Pink
Hardiness: Zone 5
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Cut Flower, Butterfly/Hummingbird Attracting