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Lotus pinnatus. A slow growing ground cover that forms solid mats of deep blue-green 
pinnate leaves only about one inch high. It is liberally studded with large showy 
clusters of vivid yellow flowers in June and July. A highly ornamental rock plant 
that is native to the West Coast and thrives in any good garden soil in sun or light 
shade. (pH 6-8) It is good for a walk plant between stepping stones and as a wall 
plant. 
LYCHNIS. Campion. (Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family) 
Lychnis alpina. Dense little tufts of long narrow leaves about 2 inches high that produce 
sturdy flower stems about 5 inches high, each bearing a large tight cluster of red 
flowers in April and May. An alpine or arctic plant that is easy to grow in a well 
drained garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) It is lovely in rock crevices and dry 
walls. 
Lychnis haageana. A wonderful hybrid rock plant that forms a neat clump of spreading 
branches about 6 inches high, topped with huge, flaming scarlet flowers on short 
stems. A striking plant that blooms profusely in May and June and again in Sep- 
tember. It is easy to grow in a light, well drained garden soil, in full sun or very 
light shade. (pH 6-8) 
Lychnis viscaria flore-pleno. Very thick, broad clumps of long narrow leaves about 6 
inches high that are more or less evergreen. It has tall flower stems from 12 to 18 
inches high with long spikes of dark red-purple double flowers in May and June. 
Useful in the rock garden, border or wall garden. Ordinary garden soil in full sun. 
(pH 6-8) 
LYGODIUM. Climbing-Fern, (Schizaeceae, Schizea Family) 
Lygodium palmatum. A beautiful and interesting climbing fern with long vine-like | 
fronds that twine up and around branches of nearby bushes and trees. They climb 
as much as 4 feet high. The segments of the fronds are divided into large palm 
shaped leaflets. This fern is quite rare and rather difficult to get established. It likes 
a layer, of acid leafmold over a base of nioist) sandy soil. (pH 4-5) It -srowemin 
shade or half shade. 
MALVASTRUM .False Mallow. (Malvaceae Mallow Family) 
Malvastrum, coccineum. (Prairie Mallow) Loose, airy clumps of decumbent stems about 
6 inches high, clothed with attractive deeply cut silvery gray leaves and topped 
with silky vivid orange-red flowers from July to September. This interesting plant 
comes from the Rocky Mountains and requires a sandy, gritty, well drained lime 
soil in full sun. (pH 7-8) Because of its long woody roots it is difficult to grow in 
nursery beds and they cannot be kept in pots too long. It usually takes two or 
three years to become established in a rock garden and when it does it will remain 
forever. 
MARSHALLIA. (Compositae, Daisy Family) 
Marshallia grandiflora. (Formerly listed as Marshallia Species) Neat clumps of dull 
green narrowly spoon-shaped leaves about 4 inches high that produce tall bare 
stems from 15 to 20 inches high, each one bearing a large dense head of small 
tubular white flowers in June. A native of the Southeastern States that is perfectly 
hardy and grows well in any ordinary garden soil in full sun or very light shade. . 
(pH 6-8) 
MAZUS, (Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family) 
Mazus reptans. A fast growing ground cover that can become weedy but too small to 
be a real hazzard in the rock garden. It forms solid mats of low leafy rosettes 
about one inch high, with myriads of large lavender flowers sitting on top of it. A 
native of the Himalayas that thrives in almost any soil and in either full sun or 
dense shade. Useful for between flags in walks and as a cover in shade where not 
much else will grow. It prefers a lightly shaded or filtered sunlight exposure. 
MERTENSIA. Bluebells. (Boraginaceae, Borage Family) 
Mertensia virginica. A lovable eastern American native that is rather tall for the small 
rock garden, but excellent for the wild garden in a rich acid loam in shade or half 
shade. (pH 4-6) It has very large, oval. bluish leaves about 12 inches high in 
heavy clumps and tall flower stems to 18 inches high with showy clusters of large, 
nodding bell flowers in April and May. The buds are a rosy mauve color and the 
open flowers are clear blue. The plants go dormant soon after flowering. 
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