Leontopodium alpinum
EDELWEISS
- Silvery-white woolly bracts surround a tiny yellow flower
- White bracts are the most prominent feature when describing the flower
- Silvery-gray strap-like foliage
HEIGHT: 15-20 cm · SPREAD: 30-35 cm
Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'
BLACK BRASS BUTTONS
- AKA Cotula squalida 'Platt's Black'
- Small insignificant green flowers
- Purple-black foliage with green tips
HEIGHT: 5-7 cm · SPREAD: 35-40 cm
Lespedeza capitata
ROUND-HEADED BUSH CLOVER
- Terminal clusters of white flowers
- Three-petal flowers: one large petal with a spot of purple, and two small petals below.
- Seed pods persist into the winter
HEIGHT: 100-125 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Banana Cream' (PP23181, CPBR4203)
SHASTA DAISY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Not quite double, but more than single lemon-yellow daisy-like flowers
- Flowers fade to a creamy-white as they mature
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'
SHASTA DAISY
- Single pure white daisy-like flowers with a bright yellow eye
- Broad, coarsely toothed dark green leaves
- Bloom Time: July to September
HEIGHT: 85-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy'
SHASTA DAISY
- Semi-double to double white daisy-like flowers with a bright yellow eye
- Narrow lacy petals make every flower unique
- Broad coarsely toothed dark green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Goldfinch' (PP24499, COPF)
SHASTA DAISY
- One of the richest coloured yellow shastas on the market
- Semi-double lemon-yellow daisy-like flowers have a slightly ruffled edge
- Flowers slowly fade to a creamy-white as they mature
HEIGHT: 40-50 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snowcap'
SHASTA DAISY
- Single pure white daisy-like flowers with bright yellow eyes
- Coarse-toothed dark green leaves
- Bloom Time: June to August
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Lewisia Longipetala 'Little Peach'
LEWISIA
- Apricot-peach-yellow star-shaped flowers
- Narrow evergreen succulent leaves
- Use in rock gardens, for rock walls, or scree(alpine) gardens
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Lewisia longipetala 'Little Plum'
LEWISIA
- Cotton-candy-pink star-shaped flowers
- Narrow evergreen succulent foliage
- Use in rock gardens, for rock walls, or scree(alpine) gardens
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Lewisia longipetala 'Little Tutti Frutti'
LEWISIA
- Apricot-peach-yellow star-shaped flowers
- Narrow evergreen succulent foliage
- Use in rock gardens, for rock walls, or scree(alpine) gardens
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 15-20 cm
Liatris aspera
ROUGH BLAZING STAR
- Rounded fluffy mauve-lilac flowers
- Average flower stalks have 15-40 loosely-spaced blooms
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 30-45 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Liatris cylindracea
ONTARIO BLAZING STAR
- Tubular fluffy rose-purple flowers
- Average flower stalks have 15-25 loosely-spaced blooms
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 20-25 cm · SPREAD: 15-30 cm
Liatris ligulistylis
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLAZING STAR
- Upright, clump forming habit
- Fluffy thistle-like deep rose-purple flower heads
- Lanceolate-oblong green leaves
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 45-50 cm
Liatris mucronata
NARROW-LEAF GAYFEATHER
- Clump-forming habit with upright spikes
- Fluffy thistle-like deep rose-purple flower heads at the ends of the spikes opening from the top down
- Narrow green leaves about 10cm long, held horizontally from the spike
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Liatris pycnostachya
PRAIRIE GAYFEATHER
- Clump-forming habit with upright spikes
- Fluffy thistle-like deep rose-purple flower heads at the ends of the spikes blooming from top down
- Narrow green leaves held horizontally on the sides of the spikes
HEIGHT: 60-140 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Liatris spicata
DENSE BLAZING STAR
- AKA Liatris callilepis
- Round fluffy violet-purple flowers
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 25-45 cm
Liatris spicata Floristan White ('Floristan Weiss')
FLORISTAN WHITE BLAZING STAR
- AKA Liatris callilepis 'Floristan White'
- Round fluffy white flowers
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
BLAZING STAR
- AKA Liatris callilepis 'Kobold'
- Round fluffy purple flowers
- Blooms at the top of the spike open first, and then slowly open down the spike
HEIGHT: 25-30 cm · SPREAD: 20-30 cm
Liatris spicata Floristan Purple ('Violet')
FLORISTAN PURPLE BLAZING STAR
- AKA Liatris callilepis 'Floristan Violet'
- Round fluffy violet-purple flowers
- Blooms open at the top of the spike and then slowly open downward
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Britt-Marie Crawford' (PP16113)
BIGLEAF LIGULARIA
- AKA Senecio clivorum 'Britt-Marie Crawford'
- Orange-gold daisy-like flowers in loose clusters on dark stems
- Thick purple-black slightly wavy leaves with purple undersides
HEIGHT: 100-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'
BIGLEAF LIGULARIA
- AKA Senecio clivorum 'Desdemona'
- Orange-gold daisy-like flowers form loose clusters on dark stems
- Leaves emerge bronze-purple and fade to dark green by midseason
HEIGHT: 100-110 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Ligularia dentata 'Pandora'
PANDORA DWARF GOLDEN RAY
- Dwarf, compact habit
- Leaves emerge dark wine-red to chocolate brown
- Glossy foliage matures to deep-olive green by midsummer
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Ligularia przewalskii
GOLDEN RAY
- AKA Senecio przewalskii
- Tall spikes of three-petaled yellow flowers
- Jagged, sharply lobed, green leaves
HEIGHT: 110-125 cm · SPREAD: 110-125 cm