This section is from the book "A Practical Handbook Of Trees Shrubs Vines And Herbaceous Perennials", by John Kirkegaard. Also available from Amazon: A practical handbook of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials.
Botanical Name | English Name | 1 Deciduous 2 Evergreen 3 Vine 4 Herbaceous Perennial | Ultimate Height in feet | Color | Time of Bloom | Remarks |
Ledum latifolium | Labrador Tea | 2 | 1 1/2 | White | May | S. A good low evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves and conspicuous flowers in spring. Well adapted for borders of evergreens or shrubbery, and particularly for planting in low places. A. E. F. |
Leiophyllum buxifolium | Dendrium or Sand Myrtle | 2 | 1 1/2 | Light pink | June | S. Resembling somewhat the cranberry; good in the rockery or for covering ground under Rhododendrons or other shrubs. A. E.G. |
Lepachys pinnata | Yellow Cone Flower | 4 | 3-5 | Yellow | June | Good among shrubbery or for the back of the flower-border. Flowers cone-shaped with purple centres. A. G. I. |
Lespedeza bicolor | Tall Desmodium | 1 | 5-7 | Purple | August | S. Graceful, slender branches with pretty, oval clover-like leaves and a profusion of pea-shaped flowers. A. D. H. |
Lespedeza japonica | 4 | 2 | White | September | More erect in growth than the following. Flowers in showy racemes. Requires heavy protection in winter. B. H. | |
Lespedeza Sieboldi | Tick Trefoil | 4 | 3 | Pink | September | Flowers pea-shaped and producedin pendulous sprays. Very attractive with shrubs or in the flower-border. B. C. H. |
Leucothoe Catesbaei or Andromeda Catesbaei | Leucothoe | 2 | 3-4 | White | May | 5. Large and glossy green leaves on gracefully arching branches. Spikes of flowers resemble Lily-of-the-Val-ley. Good in masses with Rhododendrons or deciduous shrubs. A, D.G. |
Liatris pycnostachya | Blazing Star | 4 | 4 | Purple | Aug. & Sept. | Showy flowers in long spikes, which are very effective among other perennials or shrubs. Foliage grass-like. A.G. I. |
Liatris spicata | Blazing Star | 4 | 3 | Purple | Aug. & Sept. | Dwarfer and less showy than preceding. Good for the wild-garden. A.G. I. |
Ligustrum amurense | Amoor River Privet | 1 | 10 | S. Branches upright. Foliage oval or oblong, similar to that of Ligustrum ibota. It is often used for hedges, and can with pruning be made very dense. In growth it is much like the California Privet, but it is more tender. B. D. H. | ||
Ligustrum ciliatum | Upright Japanese Privet | 1 | 4-5 | White | June | S. Very erect and quite dense in growth. It is sometimes used as a hedge plant, but it is not so hardy or attractive as L. ibota. Its glossy black berries are quite ornamental in winter. B. G. |
 
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