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Little Ruby™

Cornus Little Ruby™ 'NCCH1'
Small tree with maroon fall leaf color Small tree with maroon fall leaf color Pink flower with 7 bracts Pink flower with 7 bracts Red new shoots on a dogwood tree Red new shoots on a dogwood tree

Little Silverbell

Halesia carolina
Full Form Full Form Flower and Leaf Flower and Leaf Flower Close-up Flower Close-up Immature fruits Immature fruits Halesia carolina Halesia carolina Halesia tetraptera Halesia tetraptera
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Little Snapdragon Vine

Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Asarina antirrhiniflora Asarina antirrhiniflora Flowers Flowers flower and form flower and form flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Little Spurflower

Plectranthus parviflorus
Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Little Sweet Betsy

Trillium cuneatum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers with mottled bracts Flowers with mottled bracts Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum

Little Volcano Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii subsp. thunbergii 'Little Volcano'
Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano' Form Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano' Form Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano' Flower and Leaf Lespedeza liukiuensis 'Little Volcano' Flower and Leaf Lespedeza thunbergii Lespedeza thunbergii

Little Zebra Plant

Haworthiopsis fasciata
Haworthiopsis fasciata Haworthiopsis fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata Haworthia Fasciata

Live-forever

Sempervivum
Form Form Form Form Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Live-forever

Hylotelephium
Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium hylotelephium maximum hylotelephium maximum Succulent, gray-green leaves in a tight, low mound. Succulent, gray-green leaves in a tight, low mound.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Live-forever

Hylotelephium telephium
Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Livelong

Hylotelephium telephium
Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium Hylotelephium telephium
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Live Oak

Quercus virginiana
Form of mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Form of mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Large mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Large mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana

Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha
Form (East Avenue, Rochester, NY)-Mid Summer Form (East Avenue, Rochester, NY)-Mid Summer Marchantia polymorpha Marchantia polymorpha Marchantia polymorpha gametophytes (female on left and male on r Marchantia polymorpha gametophytes (female on left and male on r Umbrella liverwort (with rosettes and brown thalli) Umbrella liverwort (with rosettes and brown thalli) Marchantia polymorpha form Marchantia polymorpha form Marchantia polymorpha: male gametophytes with antheridiophores Marchantia polymorpha: male gametophytes with antheridiophores

Livid Amaranth

Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum habit Amaranthus blitum habit Amaranthus lividus flower Amaranthus lividus flower Amaranthus lividus form Amaranthus lividus form Amaranthus lividus form Amaranthus lividus form

Living Christmas Tree

Araucaria heterophylla
Araucaria heterophylla Araucaria heterophylla dense, dark green, awl-shaped, lanceolate, 0.5 inch long leaves dense, dark green, awl-shaped, lanceolate, 0.5 inch long leaves Araucaria heterophylla Araucaria heterophylla Leaves Leaves Branch Branch Native habitat Native habitat

Living Rock Cactus

Pleiospilos bolusii
Form in pot Form in pot Form in ground Form in ground Form Form Pleiospilos Bolusii Pleiospilos Bolusii

Living Stone

Dinteranthus vanzylii
Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Dinteranthus vanzylii Yellow flower Yellow flower

Living Stones

Lithops
potted succulents with white many-petaled flowers. potted succulents with white many-petaled flowers. plate of photos of plants growing among gravel plate of photos of plants growing among gravel Rounded succulent in a pot. Rounded succulent in a pot. Rounded succulent in a pot. Rounded succulent in a pot. Rounded succulent in a pot. Rounded succulent in a pot.

Lizard Plant

Tetrastigma voinierianum
Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum

Lizard Plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis
Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Growing in a group Growing in a group Plantlets forming on leaf margins Plantlets forming on leaf margins Budding Budding
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lizard's Tail

Saururus cernuus
Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus

Lizard Tail

Saururus cernuus
Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus

Lizard Vine

Tetrastigma voinierianum
Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum Tetrastigma voinierianum

Lloyd's St. John's-wort

Hypericum lloydii
Hypericum lloydii in late summer in Moore County Hypericum lloydii in late summer in Moore County Hypericum lloydii Hypericum lloydii Hypericum lloydii in late summer in Moore County Hypericum lloydii in late summer in Moore County

Lobed Coreopsis

Coreopsis auriculata
Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Coreopsis auriculate 'Nana' Coreopsis auriculate 'Nana' leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Coreopsis auriculate Coreopsis auriculate leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Lobed Tickseed

Coreopsis auriculata
Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Coreopsis auriculate 'Nana' Coreopsis auriculate 'Nana' leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Coreopsis auriculate Coreopsis auriculate leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Lo & Behold®

Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.'
Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' flowers Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' flowers Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaf underside Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaf underside Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaves Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaves

Lo & Behold® Blue Chip Butterfly Bush

Buddleja Lo & Behold® 'Blue Chip Jr.'
Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr.’ Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' flowers Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' flowers Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaf underside Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaf underside Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaves Buddleja 'Blue Chip Jr' leaves

Lobelia

Lobelia cardinalis
Spike of bright red flowers. Spike of bright red flowers. Spike of bright red flowers. Spike of bright red flowers. Spikes of bright red flowers. Spikes of bright red flowers. Spikes of bright red flowers. Spikes of bright red flowers. Border planted with yellow flowers & dark-leaved L. cardinalis Border planted with yellow flowers & dark-leaved L. cardinalis A pair of images of the growing shoots. New leaves reddish. A pair of images of the growing shoots. New leaves reddish.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Lobelia

Lobelia erinus
many purple flowers many purple flowers Flowers and form in spring in Moore County Flowers and form in spring in Moore County close up of purple flower with yellow and white in the center close up of purple flower with yellow and white in the center Purple flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Purple flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Form wiith green leaves and purple flowers Form wiith green leaves and purple flowers Group planting Group planting
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Lobelia

Lobelia
Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. Lobelia spp. x speciosa starship rose - Aug. 12 - Wake Co., NC x speciosa starship rose - Aug. 12 - Wake Co., NC
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Loblolly Bay

Gordonia lasianthus
Form Form Gordonia lasianthus Gordonia lasianthus Leaf closeup Leaf closeup underside of leaf underside of leaf Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Flower buds Flower buds
1 Cultivar/Variety

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda
Growing in a stand Growing in a stand Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Pinus taeda Pinus taeda Male cones Male cones Male cones Male cones Female cone Female cone
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lobster Cactus

Schlumbergera truncata
dark green crab claw-like leaves with dark pink flowers dark green crab claw-like leaves with dark pink flowers Potted plant with bright pink flowers. Potted plant with bright pink flowers. Close-up on a red, zygomorphic flower. Close-up on a red, zygomorphic flower. Lush, highly branched plant with green cladodes Lush, highly branched plant with green cladodes close-up on pink-tinted green cladodes close-up on pink-tinted green cladodes Flattened cladodes (each 1 inch long) with ruler for scale. Flattened cladodes (each 1 inch long) with ruler for scale.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Locks and Keys

Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis Flower and leaves Flower and leaves 'Alba' Flower 'Alba' Flower Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra spectabilis
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Locoweed

Oxytropis
small tufted plant in dry gravel small tufted plant in dry gravel clusters of white legume flowers clusters of white legume flowers small plant with spikes of white flowers small plant with spikes of white flowers dried legume fruits split open. dried legume fruits split open. fuzzy capsules and purple legume flowers. fuzzy capsules and purple legume flowers.

Locoweed

Astragalus canadensis
Flower Flower Flower Flower stem stem Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Loco Weed

Astragalus canadensis
Flower Flower Flower Flower stem stem Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Loco Weed

Oxytropis
small tufted plant in dry gravel small tufted plant in dry gravel clusters of white legume flowers clusters of white legume flowers small plant with spikes of white flowers small plant with spikes of white flowers dried legume fruits split open. dried legume fruits split open. fuzzy capsules and purple legume flowers. fuzzy capsules and purple legume flowers.

Locust Pods

Ceratonia siliqua
Fruit Fruit Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua Ceratonia siliqua

Locust Weed

Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Plant Plant

Lodden Lily

Leucojum aestivum
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' Close up Close up Form Form Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Tree form (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Tree form (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cones (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cones (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cone with spines (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cone with spines (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Bark with plates (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Bark with plates (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Form looking up Form looking up Cones and needles Cones and needles
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta
Form in November in Pacific County, Washington Form in November in Pacific County, Washington Needles in November in Pacific County, Washington Needles in November in Pacific County, Washington Cones in November in Pacific County, Washington Cones in November in Pacific County, Washington
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Loebneri Magnolia

Magnolia x loebneri 'Spring Snow'
Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow'

Loebner magnolia

Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel' Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel'

Loebner Magnolia

Magnolia x loebneri
Magnolia x loebneri Magnolia x loebneri Flowers Flowers Flower 'Leonard Messel' Flower 'Leonard Messel' 'Spring Snow' cultivar with snow white petals 'Spring Snow' cultivar with snow white petals
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Log Fern

Dryopteris celsa
Clump of upright fronds Clump of upright fronds Clump of upright fronds Clump of upright fronds Frond next to a botanical garden sign telling about the plant Frond next to a botanical garden sign telling about the plant Close-up of pinnules Close-up of pinnules Single frond showing pinnules Single frond showing pinnules close-up of unfurling frond. close-up of unfurling frond.