Evergreen Shrub
Upright stems with firey orange-red pincushion flowers in spring. Excellent cut flower. Prefers acidic, fast-draining soil and full sun.
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Leucospermum “Veldfire”
Evergreen Shrub
Medium shrub, dark green leaves with red tips. Yellow flowers with red ribbons spring and into summer. Prefers acidic, fast-draining soil and full sun.
Leucospermum cuneiforme
Evergreen Shrub
Dense vertical shrub with giant yellow pincushion flowers that age to red in spring. Excellent cut flower. Lime-green new growth ages to leathery grey-green, leaves have a felt-like texture. Prefers fast-draining soils.
Leucospermum gueinzii
Evergreen Shrub
Medium sized shrub, grey/green in color with soft fuzzy leaves. Giant red pincushion flowers start off yellow.
Leucospermum pattersonii “Brothers”
Evergreen Shrub
Mounding shrub with red pincushion flowers in spring. Excellent cut flower. Lime-green new growth ages to a soft grey-green. Leaves have a felt-like texture. Prefers fast draining soils.
Leucospermum “Rainbow”
Medium sized shrub with serrated leaves and red tips. Gorgeous multicolored pincushion flowers in yellow, orange, and red. Tolerates a wider range of soils than most Leucospermums.
Lewisia cotyledon
Native to the Siskiyous. Small clumps, fast-draining rocky soils, large colorful bloom sprays held high on bloom stalks. Low flat green leaves. Underground tuber. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent plant from going to seed, will rebloom most of the year.
Lewisia cotyledon “Alba”
Fast-draining rocky soils, large white bloom sprays held high on bloom stalks. Low flat green leaves. Underground tuber. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent plant from going to seed, will rebloom most of the year.
Lewisia cotyledon “Elise”
Fast-draining rocky soils, varied colorful bloom sprays held high on bloom stalks. Low flat green leaves. Underground tuber. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent plant from going to seed, will rebloom most of the year.
Lewisia cotyledon “Rainbow”
Low-growing succulent from California’s Siskiyou region. Stays short but clumps to 10″. Flower color varies with white, peach, pink, or yellow forms possible. Small clumps, fast-draining rocky soils, large colorful bloom sprays held high on bloom stalks. Low flat green leaves. Underground tuber. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent plant from going to seed, will rebloom most of the year.
Lewisia cotyledon “Regenbogen”
Fast-draining rocky soils, varied colorful bloom sprays held high on bloom stalks. Low flat green leaves. Underground tuber. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent plant from going to seed, will rebloom most of the year.
Lewisia cotyledon “Sunset Strain”
Fast-draining rocky soils, varied colorful bloom sprays. Low flat green leaves. Underground tuber. Deadhead spent flowers to prevent plant from going to seed, will rebloom most of the year.
Lewisia longipetala
Found in high altitude snowbeds in the Sierras in dry scree beds.
Lewisia longipetala “Little Mango”
Low-growing succulent from California’s higher altitudes. Stays short but clumps to 10″. Flowers are a cheerful mango-colored accent in the garden.
Lewisia longipetala “Little Peach”
Prefers very fast draining soils. Dead-head to get them to rebloom spring through fall. Apricot-peach to pink flowers.
Lewisia longipetala “Little Raspberry”
Low-growing succulent from California’s higher altitudes. Stays short but clumps to 10″. Flowers are a cheerful raspberry-colored accent in the garden.
Lewisia longipetala “Peach”
Hybridized for flower color. Requires fast draining soil.
Lewisia longipetala “Plum”
Hybridized for flower color. Requires fast draining soil.
Leymus “Canyon Prince”
Turf Grass
Blue-grey, evergreen, running, mat-forming grass thrives on seasonal winter rains. Avoid regular summer irrigation or the grass will flop over.
Leymus triticoides
Turf Grass
Low, riparian, mat-forming grass thrives on seasonal winter rains.
Libertia peregrins
Evergreen Perennial
Rhizomatous Iris with stunning orange foliage that practically glows in the sun and a profusion of small white flowers in spring. Will spread with water.
Lilium lancifolium
Herbaceous Perennial
Spectacular down-facing spotted-orange flowers. Grown from a bulb, flowers in late summer.
Lithops
Very low water, they get most of their moisture from morning dew, and a small amount of rainfall in the late summer.
We find that heavy misting every couple weeks is enough for most of the year, a little extra water down to the roots in August/September is best. To be fine with this level of water we recommend growing the Lithops in very bright indirect light, very little direct sun. With more sun they do take more water but it is tricky to get it right and they are rot prone if you try.
Lithops aucampiae v. koelemanii
1 1/2″ across w/fissure; little water in Summer, none in Winter
Lithops bromfieldii
1″-2″ across; very low water
Lithops bromfieldii v. insularis
1″-2″ across; very low water
Lithops dorotheae
2″ across w/fissure in middle; little water in Summer, none in Winter
Lithops fulviceps
2″ across w/fissure in middle; little water in Summer, none in Winter
Lithops hallii
2″ across w/fissure in middle; little water in Summer, none in Winter
Lithops hookeri v. subfenestrata “Brunneo-Violacea”
1″-2″ across; very low water