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Kalmia latifolia is an extremely beautiful and cold hardy broad leaf evergreen, that being said it can be difficult to grow depending on ...Read More
A wonderful broadleaf evergreen of the eastern US. It oftentimes does not grow well in cultivation even in its native range. It needs a g...Read More
I've had this plant for 4 years now and it's not much bigger than the day it was planted. Ours grows 2-3" per year and at this rate, it ...Read More
I planted a Kalmia Latifolia in my yard 6 or 7 years ago. I hardly get any flowers year after year. Any advice? I live in Shoreline WA....Read More
Here's my experience with one of my garden favs: About 12 years ago, I planted mountain laurel at my house in Pensacola, FL that I got f...Read More
This was a pain to figure out but has been well worth the effort. They've been very hard for me to find and I have to order them from spe...Read More
Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) is Pennsylvania's state flower. It is abundant in the low, moist areas of Pennsylvania's forests as an...Read More
There are no shrubs more beautiful than Laurels. Their buds are usually deeper in color than the blooms. There are closed buds and opene...Read More
We just bought a house with some very dishevled shrubs in both the front and back yards. Today, we took a pruner to the two large azalea...Read More
A friend gave me a young plant he dug up from his property a few miles away, as a house warming gift 26 years ago.
Seven years lat...Read More
I've started a small native plant nursery here in central NJ. Mountain laurel is found growing wild in this area on the poorer sandy type...Read More
I have 4 different varieties of this shrub - and I love them all!! Two are dwarfs: "Little Linda" has red buds and nice pink blooms. 21/...Read More
In darker areas, it will grow tall and more spindly; it tends to be bushier in greater amounts of light, and blooms more. It's not reall...Read More
This is PA's state bush. It can be difficult to start but once established it's a nice bush. Some northern winters are tough on them but ...Read More
I am becoming interested in Native Plants. My husband and I traveled to "Briarwood" which is Caroline Dormon's Nature Preserve, located i...Read More
In the Texas hill country these plants are attacked by small yellow worms from spring to summer. The worms only eat the new growth and a...Read More
I love this plant. They grow wild here in the mountains. I don't think they do well in hotter climates. An interesting note, locals call ...Read More
Seeds germinate best when sown in pure peat.
Flowers May - July
Habitat: Moist soils, rocky woods and swamps
Range: Eastern United States
Leaf elliptical, leathe...Read More