{"title":"Plants that start with 'L'","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"lobelia-cardinalis","title":"Lobelia cardinalis","description":"\u003cp\u003eLobelia cardinalis is an easy-to-grow, North American native perennial whose native range includes 41 of the 50 states, absent only in the far northwest quadrant. Cardinal flower emerges from a flat winter rosette to produce a 4'-5' stalk (height varies with soil moisture), topped with bright red tubular flowers beginning in late summer and continuing into fall...always a favorite of hummingbirds. While it prefers an acidic moist soil, it is amazingly tolerant of a wide range of garden soil conditions. When happy, it should reseed well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis hummingbird favorite is a low maintenance perennial when planted in the correct habitat. The only maintenance we perform is to cut the flowers stalks to the ground when flowering is finished. If you'd like more plants, leave the stalks until seed have dropped, which occurs fairly quickly after flowering ceases.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLarge clumps can be divided, if you spot a special seedling. Another option for propagation of a selected clone is via flower stalk cuttings, taken before the flowers begin to open.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the garden, it prefers wet to very moist soils, although they will also tolerate average moisture garden conditions. They are usually found in very acidic soils, but will also tolerate pH's approaching neutral.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late summer garden, it provides a very unique vertical element with spikes of red, when very little other than yellow composites are usually in flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCardinal flower is superb for luring hummingbirds into the garden. Butterflies and moths are secondary pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20999945413,"sku":"22","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lobelia-cardinalis.i-22.s-63038.r-1_040641cf-3177-45fa-9587-3051e931ae6f.jpg?v=1790355914"},{"product_id":"lycoris-squamigera","title":"Lycoris squamigera","description":"\u003cp\u003eLycoris x squamigera is the most well-known and easiest-to-grow of the surprise lilies, but one whose background is mysterious since it has never been seen in the wild. Recent DNA work shows it is a sterile hybrid between Lycoris sprengeri and Lycoris longituba. The robust, 3' tall, \"nekkid\" scapes emerge from dormancy in late summer, topped with large, clear pink, outward-facing flowers. Lycoris x squamigera is great mixed into the border for a summer change or naturalized in the deciduous woodland garden. After flowering, the grey-green, strap-like foliage emerges to produce energy for next year's flowers. Lycoris x squamigera is a long-lived and durable deer-resistant bulb for a wide range of garden soils and sites. Lycoris x squamigera does require a cold winter to flower, so don't bother planting this in the Deep South unless you enjoy it for the foliage. Conversely, if you're growing something labeled \"Amaryllis belladonna\" north of Zone 8, change your tags.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000058501,"sku":"177","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lycoris-squamigera.i-177.s-63427.r-1.jpg?v=1785502521"},{"product_id":"lobelia-angulata","title":"Lobelia angulata","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Pratia angulata) We have really enjoyed this wonderful semi-evergreen groundcover lobelia from New Zealand in our garden for decades. The zig-zag black stems are clothed with tiny round leaves forming a nice 1\" tall, ground-hugging mat. The patch is topped with small \u003ca title=\"Shop all of our white flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/white-flowers-cream-flowers\"\u003ewhite flowers\u003c\/a\u003e from late spring through early summer...great for the rock garden and very tolerant of moist conditions in full to part sun, where it's tolerant of light foot traffic among stepping stones. Below 15F the foliage becomes deciduous.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000571845,"sku":"790","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lobelia-angulata.i-790.s-68172.r-1.jpg?v=1791812096"},{"product_id":"lantana-camara-miss-huff","title":"Lantana camara Miss Huff","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis selection of \u003ca title=\"See all of our available hardy lantana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-lantana-plant-shrub\"\u003elantana\u003c\/a\u003e was introduced by the former Goodness Grows Nursery in Georgia, from who else, Miss Huff of nearby Athens. In our trials, this is the hardiest lantana, with well-established clumps surviving short durations of -3 degrees F. The deer-resistant plants emerge from the ground in early May and within a couple of weeks are covered in showy orange (RHS 28A), yellow (RHS 17A), and pink flower heads that are produced nonstop until frost. Virtual sterility also prevents unwanted seedlings and promotes more flowering...and more hummingbirds. Established clumps will get quite large (to 10' spread) when happy! For full hardiness, establish well prior to winter and do not cut old stems in fall or winter when grown in marginal climates.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000601093,"sku":"826","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lantana-camara-Miss-Huff.i-826.s-64427.r-1_c5cea35f-e276-4ddd-a0d7-2653443911d3.jpg?v=1790777216"},{"product_id":"lycoris-traubiata-buttermint-spider-lilies","title":"Lycoris traubiata Buttermint","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Lycoris x elsiae) Lycoris x traubiata 'Buttermint' is a natural hybrid surprise lily...a cross between Lycoris aurea and Lycoris radiata var. pumila, imported from China in the mid-1990s by Dr. Jim Waddick. This clone is so exceptional we've given it the name Lycoris 'Buttermint'. The 20\" flower stalks emerge from bare ground in mid-September (NC), topped with clusters of 6-7 narrow, ruffled-petalled, light creamy-\u003ca title=\"See more perennials with yellow flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/yellow-flowers-gold-flowers\"\u003eyellow flowers\u003c\/a\u003e, which mature with a pink blush. Our 10-year-old clumps are absolutely stunning! After the flowers finish, the bulbs produce short, strap-like, basal green leaves in October. Soils that don't dry out for long periods of time in summer produce the best flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000610053,"sku":"835","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lycoris-traubiata-Buttermint.i-835.s-65304.r-1.jpg?v=1774549869"},{"product_id":"laurentia-fluviatilis","title":"Laurentia fluviatilis","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Isotoma fluviatilis) Laurentia fluviatilis is one of our favorite groundcovers, both for the part sun to open woodland garden and between stepping stones. Blue star creeper is an adorable little plant that makes a 1\" tall mat of round green leaves and equally tiny light blue flowers in spring. In a slightly moist site, which laurentia prefers, expect a 12-18\" spread by the end of the first season and a 6-8' patch in five years. For us, laurentia is evergreen to about 15 degrees F and becomes deciduous at lower temperatures.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001044101,"sku":"1355","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Laurentia-fluviatilis.i-1355.s-65298.r-1_3699f1bd-3c58-4952-a48d-70a71b1627a0.jpg?v=1790095388"},{"product_id":"lilium-formosanum-giant-form","title":"Lilium formosanum Giant Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirtually every year, this giant lowland form of the Taiwanese Lilium formosanum is one of our top-selling plants. Just imagine a lily that enjoys heat, flowers the first year from seed, and eventually reaches more than 7' tall with a dozen or more 10\" long, sweetly fragrant, pure white flowers in early August. After the flowers fade, the old seed stalks turn upward, making a classy candelabra that dries atop the stalk for a great winter ornament in the garden or for use in dried arrangements. We can't say enough good things about the easy-to-grow Lilium formosanum!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn extremely low maintenance plant. Cut the spent flower stalk to the ground after frost whenever one wants to, or if it has become unsightly. Though hopefully you have left it for winter interest all winter long. Its beauty is equal to that of the flowers, though quite a different display. Clumps can be dug and divided after quite a few years of natural bulb division if they have gotten too crowded.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSun, average moisture, average drainage.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe specific epithet \"formosanum\" means beautiful but can also refer to a species' origin in Taiwan, which was previously named Formosa for its beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eImpactful might as well be this Lily's name. Large, white, Easter-Lily-like blooms on the top of 7' tall stalks in the worst of hot dry August are nothing if not impactful. Oh, and they are also fragrant and despite their height are quite reliable at standing up on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/orSQXINdaYY?si=XmFFdsVudjdFjfaS\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001045637,"sku":"1356","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lilium-formosanum-Giant-Form.i-1356.s-62775.r-1_751f048a-c320-4a3d-9cad-ca3654637de1.jpg?v=1791893117"},{"product_id":"lespedeza-thunbergii-white-fountain","title":"Lespedeza thunbergii White Fountain","description":"\u003cp\u003eLespedeza 'White Fountain' is a stunning perennial \u003ca title=\"bush clover - lespedeza\" href=\"\/collections\/lespedeza\"\u003ebush clover\u003c\/a\u003e, introduced and named by Nancy Goodwin of Montrose Gardens, who found this on her property and realized it was much better than the Lespedeza thunbergii 'Albiflora' of the trade (earlier flowering and no color reversions). Cut to the ground in spring, this 6' tall x 12' wide deciduous grower will resprout rapidly, akin to the proverbial beanstalk. In late summer and into fall, the weeping branch tips of Lespedeza 'White Fountain' are clothed in sprays of white pea-like flowers!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001127173,"sku":"1512","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lespedeza-thunbergii-White-Fountain.i-1512.s-64040.r-1_9f0d08a0-1055-4389-8eec-ea321d5b60d8.jpg?v=1792073334"},{"product_id":"lobelia-speciosa-compliment-deep-red","title":"Lobelia speciosa Compliment Deep Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stunning hybrid tetraploid seed strain (Lobelia cardinalis x Lobelia siphilitica x Lobelia fulgens) was developed by Canadian botanist Dr. Wray Bowden and introduced by Germany's Benary Seed Company. Lobelia 'Compliment Deep Red' has large, velvety, wine-red (RHS 61A) flowers with a satiny finish that are absolutely scrumptious on a multitude of 3' tall, non-branching vertical stalks...a hummingbird delight. From late summer, Lobelia 'Compliment Deep Red' is adorned with an incredible floral display that lasts into early fall...a sock-knocker-offer! Do not cover the winter rosettes with mulch, unless you're trying to murder your lobelia.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001170565,"sku":"1578","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lobelia-speciosa-Compliment-Deep-Red.i-1578.s-66681.r-1_1da9ae65-7c12-4700-8809-e1dcc0f4a417.jpg?v=1792149519"},{"product_id":"lespedeza-thunbergii-gibraltar","title":"Lespedeza thunbergii Gibraltar","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound at the old Gibraltar estate in Wilmington, Delaware, this spectacular lespedeza was selected and named by plantsman Bill Frederick. Our plant graces the Souto Garden with pea-like foliage on long, arching branches. Emerging from the ground each season, the branches quickly reach 6' tall x 12' wide. In late summer and fall, the branches of Lespedeza 'Gibraltar' are laden with thousands of lavender-pink flowers...a great arching effect for a wall or mixed into a perennial border. Visitors who see this plant in flower have a quick attitude adjustment about \u003ca title=\"lespedezas - bush clovers\" href=\"\/collections\/lespedeza\"\u003elespedezas\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001477509,"sku":"2003","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lespedeza-thunbergii-Gibraltar.i-2003.s-11409.r-1.jpg?v=1791484728"},{"product_id":"lilium-slates-morning","title":"Lilium Slates Morning","description":"\u003cp\u003eLilium 'Slate's Morning' is a martagon lily hybrid, registered in 2011, that tops out in late spring with 4' tall spikes of pendent orange red flowers. Each flower is highlighted by a bright yellow eye-zone and small cinnamon spots. As with all martagon hybrids, light shade to morning sun and good drainage is perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025025093,"sku":"2859","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lilium-Slates-Morning.i-2859.s-63128.r-1_81725215-8363-4f39-9411-2688bf68e222.jpg?v=1781556472"},{"product_id":"liriope-muscari-peedee-ingot","title":"Liriope muscari Peedee Ingot","description":"\u003cp\u003eWow! From South Carolina plantswoman Ursula Herz comes an incredible \u003ca title=\"monkey grass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/liriope\"\u003emonkey grass\u003c\/a\u003e that forms an 18\" tall x 30\" wide clump of brilliant golden foliage. In shade, the foliage of Liriope 'Peedee Ingot' fades to a chartreuse-green in late summer, but when grown with any sun exposure, the foliage remains bright gold all year. Liriope 'Peedee Ingot' (named after SC's Pee Dee River) makes a great golden textural accent in the garden, combining nicely with other contrasting colors. In late summer, the clumps are topped with typical 1' tall spikes of lilac-lavender flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLiriope requires very little maintenance. Liriope foliage is usually handsome all year long. Its showy flowers are most welcome in the late summer\/earliest fall garden. Though it is standard practice to cut the foliage back before spring this is not an absolute necessity. Certainly do so if the foliage has become shabby. It is highly advisable to do this by late winter before tender new shoots start developing so the new shoots are not damaged during this clean up work. It is also highly recommended that this removal of old foliage is done in late winter and not in fall or early winter for a cut back plant is not a thing of beauty and postponing cutback to late winter means that there will be shorter time before the cut back foliage is replaced by new. Cutting back old foliage is not required by the plant but benefits only the tidy minded gardener.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMonkey grass is happiest in shade. It will tolerate sun but its foliage will be yellow and shabby if exposed to too much hot sun. It requires only average soil, average moisture and drainage. Clumps do not require division, at least not for many years, but can be divided if one wanted additional plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLiriope muscari is a handsome evergreen presence in the shade garden. Its late summer flowers a touch of color and freshness when there are few other plants blooming in the shade garden. This cultivar 'Pee Dee Ingot' is a brilliant spot of \"gold\" in the lightly shaded garden where it gets enough sun to be gold and not green. Extensive research has proven that Liriope does not need to be planted in lines bordering sidewalks and similar structures, and can instead be planted individually or in freeform masses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025151301,"sku":"3096","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Liriope-muscari-Peedee-Ingot.i-3096.s-62964.r-1.jpg?v=1787763775"},{"product_id":"liriope-muscari-okina","title":"Liriope muscari Okina","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiriope 'Okina' is a very cool selection of the clumping \u003ca title=\"monkey grass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/liriope\"\u003emonkey grass\u003c\/a\u003e that came to us from famed Japanese nurseryman Akira Shibamichi in 1996, and subsequently introduced to US commerce by Plant Delights Nursery in 2002. In spring, the top 75% of each leaf is pure white. As Liriope 'Okina' matures through the growing season, the white becomes speckled with green flecks, eventually changing to flecked light green by fall (the coloration will hold better in cooler climates). In late summer, the clumps are topped with the typical stalks of lilac flowers. Liriope 'Okina' is truly a stunning plant that will stop visitors in their tracks!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLiriope requires very little maintenance. Liriope foliage is usually handsome all year long. Its showy flowers are most welcome in the late summer\/earliest fall garden. Though it is standard practice to cut the foliage back before spring this is not an absolute necessity. Certainly do so if the foliage has become shabby. It is highly advisable to do this by late winter before tender new shoots start developing so the new shoots are not damaged during this clean up work. It is also highly recommended that this removal of old foliage is done in late winter and not in fall or early winter for a cut back plant is not a thing of beauty and postponing cutback to late winter means that there will be shorter time before the cut back foliage is replaced by new. Cutting back old foliage is not required by the plant but benefits only the tidy minded gardener.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Monkey grass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/liriope\"\u003eMonkey grass\u003c\/a\u003e is happiest in shade. It will tolerate sun but its foliage will be yellow and shabby if exposed to too much hot sun. It requires only average soil, average moisture and drainage. Clumps do not require division, at least not for many years, but can be divided if one wanted additional plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLiriope muscari is a handsome evergreen presence in the shade garden. Its late summer flowers a touch of color and freshness when there are few other plants blooming in the shade garden. Extensive research has proven that monkey grass does not need to be planted in lines bordering sidewalks and similar structures, and can instead be planted individually or in freeform masses. 'Okina's white new foliage is quite dramatic in the shade garden, a color display that lasts for months, far longer than most floral displays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025449349,"sku":"3542","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Liriope-muscari-Okina.i-3542.s-67481.r-1_c5ca1dbf-9c39-44d5-821e-ab246ec04c74.jpg?v=1790263495"},{"product_id":"liatris-pycnostachya","title":"Liatris pycnostachya","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiatris pycnostachya is an amazing Central US (Canada south to Texas) prairie native that's one of the most stunning of the blazing star species. In July, the top half of the giant 4' tall stems are lined with clusters of bottle-brush like purple flowers, opening slowly from the bottom to the top. The bottom half of the spikes are clothed with narrow green leaves. This is one of the best blazing stars for making an impact in the perennial border. Prairie blazing star thrives in both moist and temporarily dry soils as long as the drainage is decent. It's equally prized by butterflies, bees, and wild-loving gardeners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn re-created prairies, there is no maintenance to perform, but in garden settings, most folks prefer to cut back the flower stalks to the ground after flowering. The timing of when you do this depends if you want more seedlings to appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSince it can reach 3-5' in height, it may also need staking unless you plant it where it has other plants to lean on, which is our suggestion. Good prop plants includes lilies, \u003ca title=\"baptisias\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/baptisia-australis-false-indigo\"\u003ebaptisias\u003c\/a\u003e, and deciduous azaleas, to mention but a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrairie blazing star prefers well-drained soils, and full sun for at a few hours each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe stunning show of purple vertical spikes is a great design element in the summer garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll blazing stars draw and array of pollinators in flower. The list includes several types of bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025574405,"sku":"3798","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Liatris-pycnostachya.i-3798.s-68117.r-1_0bae2768-fb1a-46c6-86ec-cfb9e377848a.jpg?v=1791485555"},{"product_id":"lycoris-radiata-var-radiata-modern-japanese-red-spider-lily","title":"Lycoris radiata var radiata Modern Japanese","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are a number of widely differing forms of the Chinese native Lycoris radiata in the trade, so our goal is to sort out the different ones and give them cultivar names so you'll know if you're buying an early or late flowering form. Lycoris radiata var. radiata is a form commonly imported from Japan that was named in 2013 by California lycoris breeder Phil Adams. Lycoris 'Modern Japanese' flowers for us with terminal heads of 7-8 brilliant, orange-red, lacy flowers atop 2' nekkid scapes, starting in early September, and is the next to last of the Lycoris radiata cultivars to flower. Lycoris radiata var. radiata 'Modern Japanese' is also one of the first surprise lilies to produce its fall foliage, which emerges in late September.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025723973,"sku":"4007","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lycoris-radiata-var-radiata-Modern-Japanese.i-4007.s-67585.r-1.jpg?v=1791485565"},{"product_id":"lobelia-laxiflora-candy-corn","title":"Lobelia laxiflora Candy Corn","description":"\u003cp\u003eLobelia 'Candy Corn' isn't your grandmothers \u003ca title=\"More lobelias that you are not likely to see at grandma's house\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/lobelia\"\u003elobelia\u003c\/a\u003e...unless she was from Nuevo Leon or San Luis Potosi states in Northern Mexico, where Lobelia laxiflora can be found in dry, open woodlands. Lobelia 'Candy Corn' is a selection of Lobelia laxiflora var. laxiflora that forms 5' tall purple stalks clothed with dark green leaves. Lobelia 'Candy Corn' is a clump former compared to its cousin, the stoloniferous Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia. Starting in late spring, the upper stalks are adorned with candy corn-like tubular flowers of bright orange, ending with a reflexed yellow tip...a very cool hummingbird favorite!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026412997,"sku":"5054","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lobelia-laxiflora-Candy-Corn.i-5054.s-61043.r-1.jpg?v=1787233693"},{"product_id":"lycoris-straminea-caldwells-original","title":"Lycoris straminea Caldwells Original","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Lycoris x houdyshelii) Lycoris x straminea 'Caldwell's Original', a 2015 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction is an absolutely superb selection of the naturally occurring hybrid of Lycoris radiata x Lycoris chinensis. 'Caldwell's Original' bursts out of the ground in mid-August with 26\" tall chartreuse stalks, each bearing 6-8 frilly, creamy yellow flowers that take on a pink cast as they age...very showy! The October sprouting foliage holds up extremely well through the winter as though it isn't even cold...unlike any other Lycoris x straminea clones we grow. Consequently, flowering is extremely good each summer...a truly superb \u003ca title=\"See more superb surprise lilies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/lycoris-red-spider-lily-surprise-lily-hurricane-lily\"\u003esurprise lily\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca title=\"Lycoris x straminea 'Caldwell's Original' video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VKf6LfIA11s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for growing tips and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026562565,"sku":"5196","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lycoris-straminea-Caldwells-Original.i-5196.s-66839.r-1_4d692300-2fda-497a-b06a-89641350c692.jpg?v=1774552968"},{"product_id":"lepechinia-hastata","title":"Lepechinia hastata","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf it looks like a salvia, flowers like a salvia, and even smells like a salvia...it must be Lepechinia hastata. This salvia relative is native to Baja California, Mexico but is amazingly winter hardy in NC. The large, deliciously-scented, spade-like, felty green leaves adorn the stalk that grows upright. In late summer it tops out at 4'+ with see-through flower spikes, composed of red-lavender lipstick-like flowers...a hummingbird treat. Lepechinia hastata is a great late season garden perennial...especially for a crowded border.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026654469,"sku":"5321","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lepechinia-hastata.i-5321.s-68502.r-1_d35b024c-fd5d-4e67-8795-6d42c5f46036.jpg?v=1791289740"},{"product_id":"lantana-camara-ham-and-eggs","title":"Lantana camara Ham and Eggs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThanks to Bob Snyder for sharing this deer-resistant \u003ca title=\"See more hardy lantana\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-lantana-plant-shrub\"\u003ehardy lantana\u003c\/a\u003e he grows in his garden two hours west (colder) of PDN. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is an old, sterile cultivar that has been passed along in the Southeast for many years. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is topped from early summer until fall with flowers that open pink (RHS 73B) and then develop a central pattern of flowers which are cream with a golden eye...a summer delight for hummingbirds. Occasionally, there is a slight tinge of orange in the flower...a real show stopper!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026786117,"sku":"5452","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lantana-camara-Ham-and-Eggs.i-5452.s-67316.r-1.jpg?v=1791822722"},{"product_id":"lysimachia-congestiflora-persian-chocolate","title":"Lysimachia congestiflora Persian Chocolate","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing moneywort is a 2004 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of a Darrell Probst discovery. This semi-evergreen groundcover makes a nicely-spreading mass of small purple foliage. For us, it makes a 3' wide mat in one season but doesn't show tendencies to eat plants that it surrounds. In late spring, the purple foliage is topped by hundreds of golden bells...a really amazing sight. We've had great luck using Lysimachia 'Persian Chocolate' to cover extremely difficult, nearly vertical slopes. In hanging baskets or color bowls, it's a killer!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026945477,"sku":"5803","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lysimachia-congestiflora-Persian-Chocolate.i-5803.s-67482.r-1_2c1f35c6-aa64-45d6-b634-303bd78f540a.jpg?v=1791812244"},{"product_id":"lycoris-caldwellii-sky-over-sky-spider-lilies","title":"Lycoris caldwellii Sky Over Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's taken us fifteen years to build up enough stock of Lycoris x caldwellii 'Sky Over Sky' to have enough to share. 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This deer-resistant South African native is found growing in rocky grasslands where it makes a huge 8' tall x 4' wide shrub. For us, Leonotis leonurus is a more demure dieback perennial (4' tall x 4' wide) composed of upright stems and narrow, fuzzy, green leaves. In late October, the clumps burst into bloom with axillary flowers that resemble fuzzy orange golf balls. Leonotis must be kept very dry in winter when growing in climates with cold, wet winters. If that's not enough, Leonotis produces the chemical leonurine which, when smoked (especially the flowers), provides a euphoric feeling. We think growing the plant is euphoric enough. This multi-tasking plant can also be used to treat headaches, fevers, coughs, dysentery, snakebites, and an array of other ailments. How have you lived without a leonotis?\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027188293,"sku":"6158","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Leonotis-leonurus.i-6158.s-21869.r-1_d695395a-47ce-4cd5-abcf-5d345c0b414a.jpg?v=1790692729"},{"product_id":"lavandula-intermedia-phenomenal-pp-24193","title":"Lavandula intermedia Phenomenal PP 24193","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Lavandula 'Niko') Lavandula 'Phenomenal' is a 2012 introduction from our friends at Peace Tree Farms that began its life as an exceptional sport (originally reported to us as a seedling) from Lavandula 'Grosso'. Reviews from around the country have called this the best lavender ever produced. In our trials, 'Phenomenal' lavender has withstood heat and humidity better than any other Lavandula x intermedia we've trialed. That said, wet soils in the heat of summer are still deadly. Lavandula 'Phenomenal' also has great winter survivability in cold climates without the winter dieback problems of other lavender clones. For us, Lavandula 'Phenomenal' makes a 30\" tall x 3' wide clump of symmetrically arranged stems, clothed in fragrant silver foliage. The clumps are topped in midsummer with 5\" spikes of lavender flowers, giving the clump a 5' wide spread...simply delightful!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027224005,"sku":"6216","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lavandula-intermedia-Phenomenal-PP-24193.i-6216.s-63416.r-1_992c178a-0c1c-4f42-8c1a-15597311c6a0.jpg?v=1789493661"},{"product_id":"lobelia-cardinalis-black-truffle-pp-25687","title":"Lobelia cardinalis Black Truffle PP 25687","description":"\u003cp\u003eLobelia cardinalis 'Black Truffle' is an exceptional selection of our deciduous native (Canada south to Florida) cardinal flower from West Virginia plantsman Peter Heus. The purple-black foliage color holds very well through the year and is a nice color backdrop to the 4' tall spikes of bright red, hummingbird-magnet flowers in early August. 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The 7' tall x 15' wide mound of branches, clothed with small, dark green leaves, explodes, starting in mid-September, as the stems are smothered with bright red-purple flowers that last until mid-October...stunning!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YPHDqfoDJk4?si=z638QQGZf_yYh8o9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027302597,"sku":"6312","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lespedeza-thunbergii-Little-Volcano.i-6312.s-64039.r-1.jpg?v=1791483692"},{"product_id":"lespedeza-thunbergii-spilt-milk","title":"Lespedeza thunbergii Spilt Milk","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Lespedeza thunbergii 'Variegata') We are always on the lookout for plants whose foliage extends the season of interest well beyond their flowering season, and one such plant is Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spilt Milk'. This Japanese selection has foliage that is heavily and consistently speckled with large, creamy, irregular flecks. The attractive leaves are held along the arching stems, tinged dark purple as they grow. The 6' tall x 8' wide deciduous clumps are topped in midsummer and again in late September with terminal clusters of lavender flowers...a superb choice!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027851333,"sku":"7142","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lespedeza-thunbergii-Spilt-Milk.i-7142.s-67998.r-1_f6eabe02-7fcd-42ab-a1fc-7cfc02a201c1.jpg?v=1791484827"},{"product_id":"lychnis-orange-sherbet","title":"Lychnis Orange Sherbet","description":"\u003cp\u003eLychnis 'Orange Sherbet' is an amazing ragged robin that has been passed along for hundreds of years, but rarely shows up in commerce. 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This is a truly superb deer-resistant specimen for a part sun spot in the garden...very tolerant of a variety of soil types, but propagation will drive you nearly insane...we're proof!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qL0VBdDovUQ?si=c04i4tj7mLN99rPP\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028258501,"sku":"7907","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lychnis-Orange-Sherbet.i-7907.s-67756.r-1_85d52767-581d-4c95-994e-68d8e29c87fa.jpg?v=1791565968"},{"product_id":"lantana-camara-southern-fried","title":"Lantana camara Southern Fried","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis cool sport of Lantana 'Miss Huff' was discovered by a PDN customer, Robert Hughes. 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We are particularly taken with this splendid introduction!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028589893,"sku":"8508","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lantana-camara-Southern-Fried.i-8508.s-67196.r-1.jpg?v=1791485680"},{"product_id":"lantana-chapel-hill-yellow-pp-19548","title":"Lantana Chapel Hill Yellow PP 19548","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Mike Dirr introduction popped up as a spontaneous seedling in the Dirr's temporary residence in Chapel Hill, NC...obviously a cross of Lantana 'New Gold' (Lantana camara x Lantana montevidensis) and Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'. Lantana 'Chapel Hill Yellow' has been an amazing plant in our trials, sailing through our 7 degree F winter in 2009. Be sure to allow enough room, as our 1.5-year-old clump is now 2' (0.33 Dirrs) tall x 14' (2.3 Dirrs) wide. For us, the clump is topped with clusters of bright yellow flowers from early June until frost...a deer-resistant, hummingbird-inviting, flowering machine.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028901637,"sku":"8970","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Lantana-Chapel-Hill-Yellow-PP-19548.i-8970.s-65538.r-1.jpg?v=1791485623"},{"product_id":"lycoris-radiata-var-pumila-red-china-red-spider-lily","title":"Lycoris radiata var pumila Red China","description":"\u003cp\u003eLycoris 'Red China' is a 2010 Plant Delights Nursery introduction from a batch of lycoris that we originally got from China in 2003. These Lycoris radiata var. pumila represent different genetics from the plants typically offered for sale in the US. Lycoris 'Red China' is a mid to late August (NC) cherry-red flowering strain that produces 26\" tall green stalks, topped with clusters of 5-6 very narrow-petalled spidery orange red flowers. 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