‘Black-Seeded Tennisball’, also known as ‘Salamander’, ‘Eclipse’, ‘Sutton’s Matchless’, and ‘Tender and True’, is an heirloom variety which was one of the most popular lettuces of the 19th century. This is a dark green lettuce which is often forced rather […]
Lactuca sativa ( Black-Seeded Bath Cos Lettuce )
‘Black-Seeded Bath Cos’ is an heirloom variety with relatively small heads of dark reddish-brown color. They are generally planted in the late summer, for harvest in the fall. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. […]
Lactuca sativa ( Baltimore Oak Leaf Lettuce )
‘Baltimore Oak Leaf’ is an heirloom variety which is very hardy and will overwinter in cold frames in the North, and outdoors in the South. The plants are pale green in color, and grow into 24″ rosettes. The leaves are […]
Lactuca sativa ( All the Year Round Lettuce )
‘All the Year Round’ has a very long season, and a nice rosy shape. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in wide rows and thin to 8 to 12 […]
Lactuca canadensis ( Tall Lettuce )
Bienniel weed which grows tall with alternating, hairless leaves that are edged by small teeth. Overwintering foliage turns reddish with cold or in bright sunlight. Produces a rosette of leaves in its first season, then bolts into heavy bloom and […]
Lachenalia rubida ( Rubida Cape Cowslip )
Bulbous herbaceous perennial native to South Africa. Pink to ruby-red flowers with purple tips. Deep green leaves are strap-like, semi-erect and heavily spotted with purple. Can be planted in the border in warm climates, or in containers. Frost tender, requiring […]
Lachenalia mutabilis ( Mutabilis Cape Cowslip )
Bulbous herbaceous perennial native to South Africa. Flowers are light blue and white with deep yellow inside, urn to bell-shaped. Usually bears a single id-green strap-like leaf, sometimes with a pretty faint maroon mottled pattern. Can be planted in the […]
Lachenalia bulbifera ( Pendula Cape Cowslip )
Bulbous herbaceous perennial native to South Africa. Red to orange flowers with green or purple tips. Mid-green leaves are strap-like, semi-erect and spotted with purple. Can be planted in the border in warm climates, or in containers. Frost tender, requiring […]
Lachenalia aloides ( Pearsonii Cape Cowslip )
Bulbous herbaceous perennial native to South Africa. Apricot flowers with red to maroon tipped inner tepals. Mid-green leaves are strap-like, semi-erect and mottled with brown. Can be planted in the border in warm climates, or in containers. Frost tender, requiring […]
Laburnum watereri ( Vossii Laburnum )
Upright dense, oval to round-headed tree with vivid green leaves consisting of 3 elliptic to elliptic-oblong leaflets up to 3 inches long. Produces enormous pendant racemes in late spring that can grow up to 2 feet long. Usually grown for […]