Trees and Shrubs
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.
Livistona inermis R.Br.
Frost hardy, small, unarmed, fan-leaved, solitary palm, rarely exceeding 5m in height, with large, fan-like leaves. [Wrigley].
Lonicera capitata [Macarthur]
I have found no reference to a plant of this name. The specific name capitata suggests a species or variety with a distinct rounded head of flowers.
Lonicera caprifolium L.
Fully hardy, woody, deciduous, twining climber with paired, oval leaves, to 10cm long, and axillary whorls of tubular, very fragrant, pink-flushed, creamy-white to yellow flowers, in summer. To 6m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Lonicera flava Sims
Half hardy, bushy, sometimes climbing, deciduous shrub with broadly elliptic leaves, to 8cm long, and terminal, spreading whorls of fragrant, yellow, later orange flowers, followed by red fruit, in spring and summer. To 2.5m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Lonicera implexa Ait.
Half hardy, semi-evergreen, twining honeysuckle with cream and white flowers, flushed pink on the outside, to 5cm long, borne in whorls at the ends of the shoots in early summer. To 2.4m. [RHSD, Hilliers’].
Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Fully hardy, vigorous, woody, evergreen or semi-evergreen, twining climber with paired, ovate, sometimes lobed leaves, to 8cm long, and axillary pairs of tubular, very fragrant, often purple-flushed, white flowers, to 4cm long, ageing to yellow, throughout the summer, followed by blue-black berries. To 10m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. repens (Sieb.) Rehd.
See Lonicera japonica Thunb. for a description. Repens is a distinct variety with leaves and shoots flushed purple on the outside and very fragrant. [RHSD, Hilliers’].
Lonicera sempervirens L.
Fully hardy, woody, deciduous or evergreen, twining climber with paired, oval leaves, to 7cm long, and terminal whorls of tubular, rich scarlet-orange flowers, yellowish inside, to 5cm long, in summer and autumn, followed by red berries. To 4m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Lonicera sempervirens L. var. minor Ait.
See Lonicera sempervirens L. for a description of the type. The variety minor is an evergreen or semi-evergreen form with scarlet flowers. [Hortus].
Lotus jacobaeus L.
Half-hardy, erect perennial with pinnate leaves, composed of 5 linear leaflets, to 4cm long, and axillary clusters of pea-like, chocolate to purple-brown flowers plus some yellow on the same plant, mainly in summer. To 90cm. [RHSE, Hortus].
Lotus sericeus DC.
Borderline fully-hardy, rounded to spreading, evergreen or semi-evergreen, silver-hairy bush with pinnate leaves, composed of 5 elliptic leaflets, to 2cm long, and axillary and terminal umbels of 4-10, pea-like, pink-flushed, creamy white flowers, to 2cm long, in summer and autumn. To 60cm. [RHSE].
Luculia gratissima Sweet
Frost-tender, erect then spreading evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, with downy, red-flushed stems, lance-shaped pointed leaves with prominent veins, to 20cm long, and corymbs, to 20cm wide, of fragrant, long-tubed, salverform pink flowers, to 4cm long, from autumn to winter. To 6m. [RHSE, Hilliers’, Hortus].
Luculia pinceana Hook.
Tender evergreen shrub with lance-shaped leaves and very fragrant creamy white flowers, tinged pink in summer. To 1.8m. [RHSD].
Lucuma obovata H.B.&K.
Frost tender evergreen tree with entire, leathery leaves, to 10cm long, and 1, 2 or 3 white flowers produced in the leaf axils, followed by roundish, dark green fruit, the size of a small orange. [RHSD].
Lucuma sericea (Aiton) Benth. & Hook.f.
Frost tender shrub with ovate leaves, hairy beneath, and axillary white flowers. To 3m. [Don].
