Keizerskroon Tulip
Tulipa 'Keizerskroon'
Keizerskroon is a bold yellow and red tulip that has a strong presence in the spring garden at Mount Vernon. Its colorful flowers are well suited for the middle of the border.
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Location: Upper Garden
Key Lime
Citrus x aurantiifolia
Key limes are small citrus trees with highly fragrant white blossoms. They produce many delightful fruits which are excellent for cooking. In this region, they are best grown in pots so that they can be moved in and out as the temperatures dictate.
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Lac van Rijn Tulip
Tulipa 'Lac van Rijn'
Lac van Rijn has striking white and deep pink flowers that add dramatic appeal to the spring garden.
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Lady Tulip
Tulipa clusiana
This sweet white and pink tulip is an elegant mid-border charmer. The white and pink petals open to reveal a nearly pure white interior.
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Lamb's Ears
Stachys byzantina
This silver-leafed groundcover does best in well-drained soil, but tolerates adverse conditions. Its purple flowers are attractive to honeybees and bumblebees.
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Lantana
Lantana camara
Lantana is a colorful, shrubby annual with masses of flowers in shades of orange, yellow, and pink. Its leaves give off a distinctive smell and it produces bluish-black seeds. Lantana is commonly used as a bedding plant because of its long bloom season.
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Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
A favorite in the Mount Vernon gardens, this annual reseeds readily. Its pink, blue, and white flowers add height to the spring border.
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Leeks
Allium ampeloprasum
Leeks are an onion relative with strappy green leaves which an edible stalk which is usually blanched.
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Lemon
Citrus limon
As with the other tropicals grown at Mount Vernon, the lemons are grown in pots so that they can be moved into a greenhouse for the winter.
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Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Lettuce is a cool season leafy vegetable that is most frequently used in salads. Its leaves come in a variety of colors, from green to red to splotchy.
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