The Different Types of Mountain Laurel (Photos ... - Garden …
The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a gorgeous shrub that can sometimes grow tall enough to be trained as a small tree. It grows throughout the eastern half of the United States, mainly in …
How to Grow and Care for Mountain Laurel - The Spruce
May 9, 2024 · Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a flowering broadleaf evergreen shrub with a multistemmed growth habit. It has beautiful spring blooms, and its elliptical, glossy deep-green …
How to Grow Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | Gardener’s Path
Feb 18, 2021 · Perhaps best known for growing wild en masse along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the southern Appalachians, this attractive shrub can be found growing in thickets on rocky …
Kalmia latifolia - Wikipedia
Kalmia latifolia is an evergreen shrub growing 3–9 m (9.8–29.5 ft) tall. The leaves are 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm wide. The flowers are hexagonal, sometimes appearing to be pentagonal, …
Species: Kalmia latifolia - US Forest Service
Common shrub associates include Catawba rosebay, black chokeberry (Photinia melanocarpa), mountain sweetpepperbush (Clethra acuminata), highbush blueberry (Vaccinium …
Broad-leaved laurel, calico-bush, spoonwood, ivy, mountain ivy, big-leaved ivy, ivy-bush, laurel-leaves, and calmoun. Growth habit and occurrence. The genus Kalmia L. consists of about 6 …
Kalmia latifolia - USDA Plants Database
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Mountain Laurel, A Native Shrub to Love
Apr 25, 2023 · Its creamy pink flowers glow softly in the forest. Wild mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia, sometimes grows along the undeveloped banks of creeks and rivers in Eastern …
1994 Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia) | VNPS
To find mountain-laurel in the wild, watch for the distinctive shiny evergreen foliage under hardwoods on the coastal plain, along the rivers in cool, acid but well-drained areas, especially …
Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latifolia | North Carolina Extension …
Mountain laurel is a broadleaf, evergreen shrub or small tree in the Ericaceae (blueberry) family that is native to eastern North America, where it is found in a variety of habitats, including open …