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Lagerstroemia 'HOPI'
(crepe myrtle)

Hopi is a crepe myrtle hybrid variety suitable for zone 6 and higher. It produces rich panicles of bright pink flowers earliest of all known hardy varieties so far introduced – it begins blooming in late July or early ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'LIPAN'
(crepe myrtle)

Lipan crape myrtle is one of Dr. Egolf’s creations from the US National Arboretum. It is a beautiful and fast-growing variety that naturally forms a multi-stemmed shrub/tree with beautifully colored trunks. The flower ...


	2 - 4m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'NATCHEZ'
(crape myrtle)

Natchez is another hardy hybrid of crape myrtle. It has profusion of white flowers from mid summer. Deciduous leaves are 3-4 cm long, elliptic to obovate, very glossy, mid green in summer, turning red and orange in autumn. Older plants reveal cinnamon red flaking-off bark. Natch ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'PINK VELOUR'®
(crape myrtle)

Pink Velour® is a very attractive crape myrtle with upright panicles of pink-red to purple red flowers with crepe margins and rich yellow stamens in the centre. It starts flowering earlier than the species which makes it suitable for colder regions where the summer begins a ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'PURPLE MAGIC'
(crape myrtle)

Purple Magic is a showy crepe myrtle variety of compact (now dwarf) habit. It makes bright purple flowers with violet hues arranged in upright panicles, and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to Septemb ...


	1 - 2m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'RHAPSODY IN PINK'
(crape myrtle)

Rhapsody in Pink is another crape myrtle novelty bred and introduced by Dr.Carl Whitcomb. It was first introduced in 2006 and has been a sought after crape myrtle since. It bears rich panicles of pure pink flowers on the background of burgundy red foliage. The inflorescence keep ...


	1 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1.3m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'TUSCARORA'
(crepe myrtle)

Tuscarora is another successful cold-hardy lagestremia hybrid variety from the US National Arboretum. It has bright coral pink to scarlet red flowers composed in upright panicles and appear, according to the quality of the ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'WORLD'S FAIR'
(crepe myrtle)

World’s Fair is a short growing crepe myrtle variety producing arching branches on shrubs that seldom exceed one meter tall and some 1.5m wide. Bright pink flowers are composed in terminal racemes and open continuousl ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'Gamad VI' BERRY DAZZLE®
(crepe myrtle)

BERRY DAZZLE® is another crape myrtle introduction by Michael A.Dirr from Georgia, USA. It is a chance seedling of Pocomoke from 2002 forming small, compact and very dense shrubs with bright fuchsia pink flowers, compo ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia 'Piilag B5' ENDURING SUMMER® RED
(crepe myrtle)

ENDURING SUMMER® is an American crepe myrtle series bred by Joshua H.Kardos. The plants boast compact, rounded habit and excellent resistance to diseases. ENDURING SUMMER® RED ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia fauriei 'FANTASY'
(Japanese crepe myrtle)

Fantasy is a fast-growing Japanese crepe myrtle variety. It makes white flowers arranged in short, upright panicles. They are not fragrant and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to September in C.E. cli ...


	3 - 6m	3 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'BENOIT'
(crepe myrtle)

Benoit is an Indian crepe myrtle variety with rich mauve purple flowers and attractive colouring of new leaves. The flowers are arranged in upright panicles, non-scented, and appear, according to the quality of summer, from ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'CATAWBA'
(Indian crepe myrtle)

Catawba is an Indian crepe myrtle variety for those who love pastel colours. Its flowers are a quiet fusion of pink and purple in an almost dusky tone. The flowers are arranged in short, upright panicles, non-scented, and ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'HOUSTON'
(crape myrtle)

Houston is a hardy variety of c crape myrtle bred by American horticulturist David Chopin from Pennsylvania. It produces soft red, almost watermelon red flowers from late July or early August until the last sunny and warm ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.6 - 0.8m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'PETITE PINK'
(crape myrtle)

Petite Pink crepe myrtle belongs to the Petite series which means 'small' in French and that's exactly what all of its varieties are. Petite Pink has bright pink flowers composed in smaller racemes compared to tall varietie ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'POWHATAN'
(crepe myrtle)

Powhatan is an Indian crepe myrtle variety (not a hybrid) developed at the US National Arboretum. It is a compact, moderately fast-growing shrub or small tree with a dense, almost impenetrable canopy with slightly arching b ...


	2 - 5m	2 - 4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica RHAPSODY IN BLUE
(crepe myrtle)

RHAPSODY IN BLUE is an attractive crape myrtle variety from the Play It Again® series introduced in 2022. The series comprises of varieties with double flowering on the same panicle and in a few cases dar ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'Hoch1065' 'PURPLE STAR'
(crepe myrtle)

PURPLE STAR is an amazing crepe myrtle variety introduced in 2020 with rich purple violet flowers composed in short, upright panicles. They are non-scented and appear, according to the quality of summer, from August to Sept ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II' DYNAMITE®
(crepe myrtle)

DYNAMITE® is one of the reddest crepe myrtle varieties currently known to trade. It belongs to the Play It Again® series which comprises of varieties with double flowering on the same panicle and in ...


	1.5 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit X' DOUBLE DYNAMITE®
(crepe myrtle - STANDARD TREE)

DOUBLE DYNAMITE® is an improved crepe myrtle variety of DYNAMITE® from 2014. It bears some of the reddest flowers on the background of dark maroon folia ...


	2 - 5m	1 - 2m	full sun	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'ESSENCE PURPLE'
(English lavender)

Essence Purple is a compact lavender variety which forms an evenly rounded bush without fallen stems. It is about 40 cm tall and still very compact and very dense. Fragrant flowers are rich lavender violet and appear from J ...


	0.4 - 0.5m	0.4 - 0.5m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'HIDCOTE'
(lavender)

Hidcote is a very popular variety of lavender with the brightest violet-blue flowers. It forms a compact and dense clump, ideal for beds where tall and leggy perennial is not required. Evergreen leaves are narrow, silvery blue-green. You can remove the stalks with spent flowers ...


	0.4 - 0.6m		full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia 'SILVER LEAF'
(lavender)

Lavender is so widespread around the world that exalting its beauty is like carrying coals to Newcastle. And for the same reason - so many plants in cultivation in different conditions there are numerous more or less conspicuous variations that usually slip away un ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.4 - 0.6m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lavandula angustifolia BÍLÉ ODRŮDY / WHITE
(lavender)

Exalting the beauty of lavender is like carrying coals to Newcastle. So let' concentrate on something special: white varieties. White flowering varieties of lavender are still a bit unusual yet very handsome. They are fast grow ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.8m	full sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum 'BANANA CREAM'
(Shasta daisy)

Kevin Hurd from Walters Gardens nursery in Michigan, USA, is a perennial breeder and among his targets are e.g., pinks, hardy hibiscus, and daisies. Banana Cream Shasta daisy is his work of art which he created in 2008 by c ...


	0.3 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum 'LUNA'
(Shasta daisy)

You don't need to make that small step which means a giant leap for the mankind in order to stand face to face with the Moon. Get one of these Shasta daisies aptly called Luna and your garden will be covered with exquisite ...


	0.5 - 0.6m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum 'SNOW LADY'
(shasta daisy)

Sometimes labeled Dwarf Snow Lady this shasta daisy is a compact and robust perennial which remains small = dwarf. Its flowers are large, about 6 cm wide, pure white with fat yellow centres. The plant is covered with blooms from mid June until mid summer. Deadheading may prolong ...


	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum Ooh La™ 'LACROSSE WIT'
(Shasta daisy)

LaCrosse Wit is an improved version of LaCrosse Shasta daisy making eye-catching flowers with tubular petals, open at the tips into a trumpet. They are snow white and produced around a large, yellow cone in the centre. Flow ...


	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leucanthemum 'Leuz0002' WESTERN STAR LEO
(Shasta daisy)

WESTERN STAR LEO is a Shasta daisy variety introduced by Syngenta Flowers in 2016. It bears beautiful, snow white, uniform flowers with yellow discs from late May until early July, and again from mid August. Leaves are deep ...


	0.2 - 0.3m	0.2 - 0.3m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Leycesteria formosa 'PURPLE RAIN'
(Himalayan honeysuckle)

Himalayan honeysuckle is a native Asian plant that comes from mountain woodlands of west China and Himalayas. In European gardens it is grown for its ornamental inflorescence composed of claret-red bracts hanging above small, campanulate, almost white blooms.


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liatris spicata 'FLORISTAN WHITE'
(blazing star)

Blazing star is a popular perennial in European gardens. Floristan White makes spikes of pure white button-like flowerheads which open from the top of the inflorescence downwards and last for a long time. Linear leaves are mid green leaves are arranged in basal tufts and are ver ...


	0.6 - 0.8m		full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ligularia dentata 'BRITT-MARIE CRAWFORD'
(leopard plant)

Among the tall varieties Britt-Marie Crawford is possibly the darkest coloured leopard plant when it comes to foliage colour. It makes up to 30 cm wide, rounded to kidney shaped, deep mahogany purple-brown leaves that are s ...


	0.6 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liriodendron tulipifera
(yellow poplar)

Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading since this name is often used for magnolias with saucer-shaped flowers. Hence gardeners rather use its other name yellow poplar. This is the tree w ...


	25 - 30m	10 - 15m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liriodendron tulipifera 'AUREOMARGINATUM'
(tulip tree)

Belonging to the same family as magnolia, common name tulip tree may be misleading. This is the tree with huge lyre-shaped, deciduous leaves which do appear to miss a lobe. This variety is called Aureomarginatum because its ...


	15 - 20m	6 - 10m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Liriodendron tulipifera 'FASTIGIATUM'
(tulip tree)

Fastigiatum is a columnar variety of yellow poplar tree / tulip tree which has two advantages as opposed to the species. First - it is narrower and will fit into a mid-sized garden. And secondly, and for most of us perhaps more importantly, it flowers from very young age. As opp ...


	7 - 13m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lobelia x speciosa STARSHIP™ SCARLET
(lobelia)

STARSHIP™ SCARLET is one of the modern lobelia varieties offering first year flowering, longer life and reliable hardiness down to USDA zone 6. It is a part of a small STARSHIP™ series developed by Kieft Seeds, ...


	0.3 - 0.4m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lupinus 'GALLERY YELLOW'
(lupine)

Gallery series consists of several multicoloured varieties of dwarf lupines, whose stems do not usually exceed 60 cm. Gallery Yellow bears banana yellow flowers on only about 40-50 ...


	0.4 - 0.5m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun		for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lychnis 'HILL GROUNDS'
(hybrid rose campion)

Hill Grounds is a is a medium-tall hybrid rose campion variety, a perennial with tomentose leaves and bright magenta pink flowers. They are about 3 cm in diameter and bloom from June on 60-80 cm tall, upright but slightly c ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lythrum 'Flothrum Robin' ROBIN
(loosestrife)

Robin loosestrife is a sister (or brother?) variety of Robert loosestrife. It has almost identical colour of its the 5-petalled, star-shaped. They are bougainvill ...


	0.5 - 1.3m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	3 (down to -40°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Lythrum salicaria 'BLUSH'
(purple loosestrife)

Blush is an exceptionally light pink flowering variety of purple loosestrife. They are larger than on most purple pink varieties and open from the bottom upwards, usually from late July until early September on about 60-90 ...