laceleaf maple, Japanese (Acer palmatum)
lacepod or fringepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes)
ladies’-tresses, creeping or nodding [different spp.] (Spiranthes)
lady’s-finger; lady’s-fingers: okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
lady’s mantle (Alchemilla)
lady’s slipper orchid; lady’s slippers (Cypripedium)
lamb’s-ears (Stachys)
lamb’s quarters or pigweed (Chenopodium album)
laurelwood (see Alexandrian laurel)
lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria)
Lisianthius: synonym for Eustoma [use the latter]
littleleaf
liveforever: rock liveforevers (Dudleya lanceolata)
locust tree (see honeylocust in A–Z)
loofah; loofahs (Luffa cylindrica)
Back to Gardens Stylebook Table of Contents
Back to BHG Stylebook Table of Contents