Plant Growing Guides

Labrador tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Lactiflora Peony

Paeonia lactiflora

Lake Bank Sedge

Carex lacustris

Lamb's Quarters

Chenopodium album

Land Cress

Barbarea verna

Lapland Rose

Rosa acicularis subsp. acicularis

Lapland Rosebay

Rhododendron lapponicum

Larch

Larix species

Weeping Larch

Larix laricina 'Pendula'

Latifolia Basil Aroma

Ocimum basilicum var. latifolia

Leadplant

Amorpha fruticosa

Leaf Lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Leaf Mustard

Brassica juncea

Leaf Mustard Green Wave

Brassica juncea

Leafy Greens

Various species (Lactuca sativa, Spinacia oleracea, Brassica oleracea, etc.)

Leather Leaf

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Ledum

Ledum groenlandicum

Marsh Labrador Tea

Ledum palustre

Legume Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. & Vicia spp.

Legume Forages (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Legume Ground Covers

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Legumes (Ground Cover)

Fabaceae family (various species)

Legumes (Birdsfoot Trefoil & White Clover)

Lotus corniculatus & Trifolium repens

Legumes (Cover Crop Blend)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp., Medicago sativa

Legume Shrubs

Fabaceae (family)

Legumes (Clover)

Trifolium spp. (various species)

Lemon Gem Marigold

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa

Lettuce and Leafy Greens

Lactuca sativa and related species

Lichen and Moss

Lichenes (symbiotic) and Bryophyta (division)

Lichen and Native Groundcovers

Various species (Lichen: Division Ascomycota & Basidiomycota; Groundcovers: Multiple families)

Lilac Dwarf Josée

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Lime Glow Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow'

Linaria maroccana 'Fairy Bouquet'

Linaria maroccana

Little Gem Spruce

Picea abies 'Little Gem'

Livermoss

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Locally Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Alpine Azalea

Loiseleuria procumbens

Loose Leaf Lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lowbush Cranberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Low-growing bog plants

Various species (e.g., Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera rotundifolia, Sphagnum spp.)

Low-growing conifers

Various species (e.g., Juniperus, Picea, Abies, Taxus, Thuja)

Low-growing herbaceous plants

Various species (general category)

Low-growing native perennials

Various species (regional)

Low-growing native shrubs

Various species (genus/species varies by region)