Plant Growing Guides

Labrador tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Lake Bank Sedge

Carex lacustris

Lapland Rose

Rosa acicularis subsp. acicularis

Lapland Rosebay

Rhododendron lapponicum

Latham Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'Latham'

Leadplant

Amorpha fruticosa

Leather Leaf

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Ledum

Ledum groenlandicum

Marsh Labrador Tea

Ledum palustre

Legend

Hordeum vulgare 'Legend'

Legume Cover Crops (Hairy Vetch & Winter Rye Blend)

Vicia villosa & Secale cereale (blend)

Legume Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. & Vicia spp.

Legume Forages (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Legume Groundcovers

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Legume Mix for Nitrogen Fixation

Medicago sativa, Trifolium spp., Lotus corniculatus

Legume Mix for Pasture

Mixed Fabaceae spp. (commonly Trifolium, Medicago, Lotus, Vicia spp.)

Legume Pasture Mix Cool-Season Mixture

Mixed species (typically Trifolium repens, Medicago sativa, Lolium perenne, and others)

Legume Pasture Mix

Various species (commonly Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, Lotus spp.)

Legume Pasture Species

Various (Fabaceae family)

Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa); Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Legumes (Alfalfa and Clover)

Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and Trifolium spp. (clover)

Legumes for Pasture

Medicago sativa (alfalfa) / Trifolium spp. (clovers)

Legumes for Pasture

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, and related genera

Legumes for Nitrogen Fixation

Fabaceae family (Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia spp.)

Legumes (Clovers and Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp., Medicago sativa

Legume Shrubs

Fabaceae (family)

Lilac Dwarf Josée

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Lime Glow Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow'

Lincoln Bromegrass

Bromus lincolnensis

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Lingonberry (Lingonberry cultivars)

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Native Nitrogen-Fixing Plants

Various species (Fabaceae family and others)

Alpine Azalea

Loiseleuria procumbens

Lowbush Blueberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lowbush Cranberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Low grasses

Poaceae (various low-growing genera)

Low-growing conifers

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

Low-growing native shrubs

Various species (genus/species varies by region)

Low-growing native shrubs adapted to high elevation

Various species (e.g., Arctostaphylos, Mahonia, Cercocarpus)

Low-growing ornamental grasses

Various species (e.g., Festuca glauca, Carex oshimensis, Stipa tenuissima)

Low-growing sedges

Carex spp.

Low-growing shrubs

Various species (Buxus, Ilex, Spiraea, Juniperus, etc.)