Lycaste ( Lycaste Orchid )

Wine-red flowers with darker lips. An epiphytic orchid with compressed pseudobulbs. Lance-shaped leaves grow to 16 inches. Many triangular-shaped flowers (to 5 inches across) grow singly, on bare canes, from spring to summer. Can be grown epiphytically (on slabs), or […]

Lupinus texensis ( Texas Bluebonnet )

Upright to spreading annuals. Leaves are medium green, large and palmate, with lance-shaped leaflets. Grown for their brilliant display of colorful dark blue to blue-purple sweet pea shaped flowers on tall spikes in spring and early summer. Wonderful cottage garden […]

Lupinus polyphyllus ( White Lupine )

Erect perennial with medium green leaves, large and palmate, with lance-shaped leaflets to 5 inches long. Grown for their brilliant white sweet pea shaped, 6 to 24 inch long flowers spikes in spring and early summer. Wonderful cottage garden additions, […]

Lupinus polyphyllus ( Lupine )

Erect perennial with medium green leaves, large and palmate, with lance-shaped leaflets to 5 inches long. Grown for their brilliant blue, purple, or reddish sweet pea shaped, 6 to 24 inch long flowers spikes in spring and early summer. Wonderful […]

Lupinus nanus ( Sky Lupine )

Annual with compound leaves, medium green, large and palmate, with lance-shaped leaflets to 3 inches long. Grown for their brilliant rich blue, pink or lavender marked with white sweet pea shaped 1 inch flowers on tall spikes in spring and […]

Lupinus mutabilis ( Cruckshank’s Lupine )

Bushy annual. Leaves are blue-green, with 7 to 9 palmate, lance-shaped leaflets to 2 1/2 inch long. Grown for their brilliant display of pale purple-blue, yellow and deep blue sweet pea shaped flowers on tall spikes in spring and early […]

Lupinus luteus ( Luteus Lupine )

Bushy annual. Leaves are medium green, 7 to 11 palmate, with obovate-oblong shaped leaflets to 2 1/2 inches long. Grown for their brilliant display of golden yellow, sweet pea shaped flowers on tall spikes in spring and early summer. Wonderful […]

Lupinus lepidus ( Lepidus Lupine )

Shrubby perennials. Leaves are silver-green, 5 to 7 palmate, with lance-shaped leaflets to 1/2 inch long. Grown for their brilliant display of blue, with a white spot, sweet pea shaped flowers on tall spikes in spring and early summer. Wonderful […]

Lupinus densiflorus ( Densiflora Lupine )

Shrubby perennials. Leaves are medium green, large, with 7 to 9 palmate lance-shaped leaflets to 3/4 inch long. Grown for their pale yellow, sweet pea shaped flowers on tall spikes in spring and early summer. Wonderful cottage garden additions, eye-catching […]

Lupinus arboreus ( Tree Lupine )

Shrubby perennials. Leaves are medium green, large and palmate, with lance-shaped leaflets to 5 inches long. Grown for their brilliant colorful sweet pea shaped, 4 to 6 inch long spikes of yellow flowers in spring and early summer. Wonderful cottage […]