Herbs - L

• Lady Mantle
  
  Lady’s Mantle is a perennial plant native to North America, Europe, and northern Asia. It thrives in shady, wooded areas. The 4 to 18 inch green to blue-green stalk turns reddish-brown. The clusters of small yellow flowers bloom from May through October.
• Lavender
  
  Lavender is a shrub native to the Mediterranean. It is also widely cultivated throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe for its fragrance.
• Leek
  
  Leek is an annual plant that is usually cultivated. The root stem grows from a bulb, producing clusters of white to light red flowers, with small bulbs growing among them, that bloom from June through July.
• Lemon
  
  Lemon is a popular home remedy for numerous ailments. Use for colds, coughs, influenza, and sour throats, headache and rheumatism. Apply externally to sunburn, warts, and corns
• Licorice
  
  Licorice is a perennial plant native to Mediterranean, southern and central Europe and northern China. It is also widely cultivated around the world.
• Lily Of The Valley
  
  Lily Of The Valley is a perennial plant native to Europe and Asia. It is also widely cultivated in the United States and Canada. The slender creeping stem grows to 12 inches, producing two pointed leaves, and white, bell shaped, fragrant flowers that bloom throughout the summer.
• Lovage
  
  Lovage is a perennial plant native to Europe. Is also widely cultivated. The thick rootstock produces a cylindrical 6 foot stalk that is hollow and covered with aromatic leaves.
• Lungwort
  
  Lungwort is a hardy perennial plant native to Europe, Canada, and the northern United States. It is also widely cultivated. The creeping rootstock produces several stems which are covered with silver spotted, dark green leaves