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.