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Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana .
The Virginia Native Plant Society named Mountain Laurel as Wildflower of the Year in 1994. Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel) This handsome, native, eastern North American evergreen is the State Flower of Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
May 15, 2021 · Mountain laurel is one of my favorite plant species in Virginia for a number of reasons. It has a whimsical growth structure of crooked and swooping branches, forming a dense rounded crown of glossy, dark-green leaves.
May 24, 2015 · This evergreen shrub can put on a spectacular display, since it varies in height from 3 to 15 feet and forms thick colonies in the understory or along the tops of ridges. Fragrant clusters of showy flowers borne at the top of the plant can be white to pale pink.
Apr 25, 2023 · These evergreen shrubs, almost small trees, simply blend into the fabric of the woods through much of the year before bursting into bloom, suddenly elegant and beautiful, in late April and early May. The native species mountain laurel has flowers of white or pink.
Jun 3, 2016 · Mountain laurel will grow in USDA Zones 5 to 9 in deep shade to full sun, but it does best in moderate to partial shade. In deep shade it won't produce as many flowers and can become spindly. Too-bright sun can cause scorching of the leaves.
Mountain Laurel Beauty and Wonder By Barbara Shepard, Fairfax Master Gardener Ever walked through woodlands in late spring and spied a pretty flowering shrub that looked a bit familiar but you were unable to identify? Possibly it was mountain laurel, a plant with some characteristics similar to the rhododendron. They are both in the Heath (Ericaceae) family,
