La
Ballerina
- Originating in the U.S.A.
Large blooms of rich lambent purple with full,
slightly fluted petals flaring out like a dancer's skirts, above lush dark
green foliage. No scent.
Lady
Clifford
- Clifford, Ugbrooke Park,
(Devon) UK. 1903.
A giant flowered cultivar similar to
'Princesse de
Galles', except that the flowers are shaded with purple and have a well defined
white eye and the flowers are borne on 10 inch stems. Compact habit.
Lady Jane - Jean Arnot,
Windward Violet Nursery, Dawlish (Devon) UK.
1983
Discovered by Jean Arnot amongst a bed of seedlings on
the Windward Nursery and given to Dorothy Kimberley who was allowed to name
it. Mrs Kimberley named this violet in
honour of her mother who had recently passed away. The name comes from Dorothy's Grandfather,
who had affectionately referred to her mother as his 'Lady Jane'.
The flowers are a deep rich purple with a reddish
sheen, which are carried on long stems.
It is very free flowering and a good strong grower. Scented.
Lady Rose
Australian violet, date unknown.
A sport of Rosina.
Pure, clear-rose flowers with a very pronounced
perfume.
La France
- Armand
Millet, Bourg la Reine, France.
1891.
A fine violet that is
amongst the largest in terms of flower size. Very large dark violet-blue
flowers on long rigid stems, good compact habit found to be unusual in the
larger flowered varieties. An ideal
choice where a dark bloom is required.
This cultivar has the distinction of blooming very early, though in
cooler climates it should be grown under glass.
La Grande
Luxonne - See 'Mme E.
Arene'.
La Grosse
Bleue
- France 1895.
Large blue flowers.
Lamb's
White - Lamb's Nursery, Spokane ( Washington), USA. 1985.
Pure white flowers able to produce freely over a long
season. Offered by Canyon Creek Nursery
(California) whose owner John Whitlesey worked for Lamb's at one time, this is
a comparatively rare violet, restricted to just one nursery and supplies are
scarce; however, to get hold of one of these violets makes the wait worthwhile.
Lancashire
Ladd -
Kerry Carmen, Masterton, New
Zealand.
No description available.
Large
Flowered Blue -
See 'Askania'.
L'Arne - See 'Lianne'.
Laurel
Knoll Australia, date unknown.
Pink flowers.
Lavender
Mist
The Fragrant garden, NSW,
Australia.
No description available.
Lavender
Lady - Origins unknown.
Pale lavender flowers with long upper petals, very
vigorous and fragrant.
Lee's
Ivory -
Jean Burrows ( Avon) UK
No description available.
Lianne - France 1906.
Medium sized purple-carmine flowers. Scented.
Very hardy; free flowering.
A French variety with nice foliage used for cut flower
production in the north of France. Grace
Zambra considered this variety grew better in thin woodlands as opposed to the
garden, so it may be of use around shrubberies and in wilder areas within a
garden.
Lilac Glow
Dr Judith McLeod, Honeysuckle Cottage Nursery, NSW.
Australia.
Medium sized lilac flowers that carry a good perfume.
Lilas - Introduced by Armand Millet, Bourg la Reine, France. 1880.
Rose-blue flowers and a very early flowering.
L'Inetuisable
- See 'L'Inepuisable'.
L'Inepuisable - France. 1899
'Czar' x 'Quatre Saisons'.
Purplish blue flowers of a semi-perpetual habit. Scented.
The colour tends to fade during the latter part of the season. It blooms from August to May.
L'Inetuisable
-
See 'L'Inepuisable'.
Lise
Lazare
Introduced by Giulio Fanin
(Udine) Italy.
Discovered in an Old Italian garden and named after
Giulios grandmother.
Large blue flowers.
Little
Papoose
- U.S.A.
Greyish-rose flowers and scented.
Lizzie
Moore's Princess of Wales -
See
'Princesse de
Galles'.
Lobelia
- J.J. Kettle,
Corfe Mullen (Dorset) UK. 1928.
No description available.
Lockstedter
See, Hamburger.
London
- Origins unknown, 1869.
The first violet grown specifically for the London
cut-flower trade. Dwarf habit with small leaves and runners that become quickly
intertwined. Producing an abundance of
blue flowers in early spring.
Lovliana -
Origins unknown.
Reddish-purple flowers; scented.
Lόbecker
Germany; c 1890s.
No description available.
Luchon
- See 'Luxonne'.
Lutea
- See 'Sulphurea'
Luxonne - Armand Millet, Bourg la Reine, France. 1886.
'Wilson' x
'Czar'.
One of the old perpetual violets. Deep colour to the blooms, a free habit and
very robust constitution even in cold weather.
The large flowers are dark-bluish purple, pointed in outline, and
carried on long sturdy stems. Hardy,
resistant to pest and disease and producer of abundant flowers. This cultivar
was originally called 'Grosse Wilson', but was named 'Luxonne' in the flower
markets, and Millet could not change it back.
Luxonne
Parymon & Bonnifoy
- Origins
unknown.
A seedling of
'Luxonne'; it is supposed to be a darker
improvement.
Lydia
Groves
- C.W. Groves and Son,
Bridport, (Dorset) UK. 1989.
A sport from
Coeur d'Alsace, named by Clive Groves in honour of his mother. Lovely sugar pink flowers, which are streaked
with rose in certain conditions, strongly scented with good-sized stems. If this violet is happy, it is literally
covered in blooms throughout the season.
Lydia's
Legacy - C.W. Groves and Son,
Bridport, (Dorset), UK. 1999.
Sport from 'Lydia Groves'.
Really bright cerise-pink flowers that sometimes have
purple splashes on the petals.