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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, ranging from light pink to white, and occur in clusters. There are several named cultivars that have darker shades of pink, red and maroon. It blooms in ...
The Virginia Native Plant Society named Mountain Laurel as Wildflower of the Year in 1994. Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel) Its glossy, leathery leaves make lovely winter-season decorations that were so popular in the early twentieth century that Connecticut passed a law in 1917 to protect Mountain Laurels from being stolen from private ...
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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. Its bark is distinctive, made up of long, thin strips of reddish-brown paper-like bark all layered on top of each other.
Mountain Laurel. Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Show map of Virginia. Mountain Laurel. Mountain Laurel (the United States) Show map of the United States. Coordinates: 38°10′20″N 78°29′44″W. / 38.17222°N 78.49556°W / 38.17222; -78.49556. Coordinates: 38°10′20″N 78°29′44″W.
Facts. Sprays of intricate white and pink flowers explode on mountain American-laurel during mid-summer, gracing many a woodland understory from the lower Appalachians to Quebec. Mountain American-laurel anthers are positioned under tension and laid back against the petals; when a bee lands on the flower, they are pitched forward and release ...
Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. It is the namesake of Laurel County in Kentucky and the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882). Sources and Credits
Cultivation. Mountain laurel is a member of the heath or heather family, Ericaceae. This family includes rhododendrons, azaleas, blueberries, and cranberries, all of which are woody shrubs that thrive in moist, well-drained acidic soil. Mountain laurel will grow in USDA Zones 5 to 9 in deep shade to full sun, but it does best in moderate to ...
