This graceful evergreen shrub is at home along the banks of creeks or massed in front of shrub borders. Often used to “loosen up” the tight feel hollies give to the landscape. Best planted in generous drifts, this shrub is […]
Leucothoe fontanesiana ( Fetterbush )
This graceful evergreen shrub is at home along the banks of creeks or massed in front of shrub borders. Often used to “loosen up” the tight feel hollies give to the landscape. Best planted in generous drifts, this shrub is […]
Leucothoe axillaris ( Axillaris Fetterbush )
This graceful evergreen shrub is at home along the banks of creeks or massed in front of shrub borders. Often used to “loosen up” the tight feel hollies give to the landscape. Best planted in generous drifts, this shrub is […]
Leucojum vernum ( Spring Snowflake )
Short, bulbous plant, very similar to Snowdrops but does not handle heat well. Upright, glossy, strap-shaped leaves, to 9 inches long, grow basally. Bell-shaped, pendent, white blooms, tinged with green, are borne on stalks, sometimes singly, sometimes in small clusters. […]
Leucojum trichophyllum ( Trichophyllum Snowflake )
Short, bulbous plant, very similar to Snowdrops. Short, glossy, strap-shaped leaves grow basally. Two to four bell-shaped, pendent, white blooms, tinged with purple, are borne on stalks, sometimes singly, sometimes in small clusters. Another old-fashioned favorite found around abandoned homesites.
Leucojum nicaeense ( Nicaeense Snowflake )
Short, bulbous plant, very similar to Snowdrops. Stems are leafless. Glossy, strap-shaped leaves grow basally. Bell-shaped, pendent, waxy, white blooms, tinged with green, are borne on stalks, sometimes singly, sometimes in small clusters. Another old-fashioned favorite found around abandoned homesites.
Leucojum aestivum ( Summer Snowflake Leucojum )
This leucojum carries 8 flowers per stem. A bulbous perennial, which is a leafleass stemmed species, with glossy strap-shaped leaves, (16 inches long), that grow basally. Bell-shaped, pendent, white blooms, tinged with green, are borne on stalks. Another old-fashioned favorite […]
Leucojum ( Snowflake )
Short bulbous plant, very similar to Snowdrops (Galanthus). A leafless stemmed species with glossy strap-shaped leaves that grow basally. Bell-shaped, pendent, white blooms, tinged with green, are borne on stalks, sometimes singly, sometimes in small clusters. Another old-fashioned favorite found […]
Leucanthemum superbum ( Wirral Supreme Shasta Daisy )
‘Wirral Supreme’ has dense, double flowers and shorter center ray florets. Often sold as Chrysanthemum maxiumum. A clump-forming perennial. Fleshy leaves are a glossy dark green. Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers, as they are long lasting ( most Chrysanthemums […]
Leucanthemum superbum ( White Knight Shasta Daisy )
‘White Knight’ grows to 22 inches tall and wide. A prolific bearer of single, white flowers. Often sold as Chrysanthemum maxiumum. A clump-forming perennial. Fleshy green leaves are toothed and a glossy-dark green. Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers, as […]
