Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia are evergreen shrubs that have simple, leathery leaves and clusters of bowl-shaped flowers in Spring or Summer. Kalmia latifolia is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves. In late Spring and early Summer it bears large clusters of pale pink flowers that open from deep pink buds.
Contributed by @greengrub
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Mountain Laurel
Latin name
Kalmia latifolia
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Ericaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
2.50 M
Kalmia latifolia
Kalmia are evergreen shrubs that have simple, leathery leaves and clusters of bowl-shaped flowers in Spring or Summer. Kalmia latifolia is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves. In late Spring and early Summer it bears large clusters of pale pink flowers that open from deep pink buds.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Bowl-shaped flowers appear in early Summer. Each flower has five sepals, with a corolla of five fused petals, and ten stamens fused to the corolla.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant Kalmias in moist, but well-drained acidic or neutral soil, in a partially shaded site - or it can be in sun if the site is reliably moist
Propagating by semi-ripe cuttings
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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