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Neysastore Mountain Laurel Shrub, Kalmia Latifolia, 150 Seeds
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Mountain Laurel, Kalmia Latifolia, Shrub Seeds
Evergreen, Flowering Shrub, Moist Soil, Shade Tolerant, Acid Loving
Mountain Laurel is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree that is native to Eastern North America where it is often found growing in rocky or sandy woods. It is noted for its excellent spring flowers and year round foliage. It typically grows as a dense rounded shrub to 5 to 15 feet tall, opening up and developing gnarly branches with age. Notwithstanding its usual shrub habit, Mountain Laurel will rarely grow as a small tree to as much as 30 feet tall. Flowers appear in terminal clusters (corymbs to 6 inches across), typically covering the shrub in May for several weeks with an often exceptional bloom. Each flower (to 1 inch across) is cup shaped with five sides and ranges in color from rose to white with purple markings inside. If not deadheaded, flowers give way to non-showy brown fruits (3/16” dehiscent capsules) that persist into winter. Elliptic alternate leathery glossy evergreen leaves (to 5 inches long) are dark green above and yellow green beneath. Numerous cultivars of this plant are available in commerce, ranging in flower color from white to deep rose and combinations thereof. All parts of this plant are toxic if ingested. Mountain Laurel has acquired a number of different common names over time including ivy bush, spoonwood, calico bush and American laurel. Linnaeus named the genus herein after Sweedish botanist Peter Kalm (1716-1779) who explored plant life in parts of eastern North America from 1747 to 1751.
Common Name: Mountain Laurel
Zone: 4 to 9
Growth Rate: Slow
Plant Type: Broadleaf evergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Native Range: Eastern United States
Height: 5 to 15 feet
Spread: 5 to 15 feet
Bloom Time: May
Bloom Color: Rose to white with purple markings
Flower/Fruit: 1" flowers in rounded clusters at branch tips, each flower hexagonal, generally pink, sometimes white, red, or purplish; the tips of the stamens are tucked into little notches in the petals. Followed by non-showy brown fruits (3/16” dehiscent capsules) that persist into winter.
Sun: Part Shade
Evergreen: plant for cool, acid, woodsy conditions.
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Site Requirements/ Soil Tolerances: Sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained, acidic soil but is tolerant of dry soil
General Culture: Best grown in moist, acidic, humusy, well-drained soils in part shade. Mulch to retain moisture and keep root zones cool. Plants tolerate a wide range of light conditions (full sun to full shade), Plants do not grow well in heavy clay soils.
Uses: Superior flowering native shrub for groups or massing in shrub borders, cottage gardens, woodland areas or wild/naturalized areas Compliments rhododendrons and azaleas.
Evergreen, Flowering Shrub, Moist Soil, Shade Tolerant, Acid Loving
Mountain Laurel is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree that is native to Eastern North America where it is often found growing in rocky or sandy woods. It is noted for its excellent spring flowers and year round foliage. It typically grows as a dense rounded shrub to 5 to 15 feet tall, opening up and developing gnarly branches with age. Notwithstanding its usual shrub habit, Mountain Laurel will rarely grow as a small tree to as much as 30 feet tall. Flowers appear in terminal clusters (corymbs to 6 inches across), typically covering the shrub in May for several weeks with an often exceptional bloom. Each flower (to 1 inch across) is cup shaped with five sides and ranges in color from rose to white with purple markings inside. If not deadheaded, flowers give way to non-showy brown fruits (3/16” dehiscent capsules) that persist into winter. Elliptic alternate leathery glossy evergreen leaves (to 5 inches long) are dark green above and yellow green beneath. Numerous cultivars of this plant are available in commerce, ranging in flower color from white to deep rose and combinations thereof. All parts of this plant are toxic if ingested. Mountain Laurel has acquired a number of different common names over time including ivy bush, spoonwood, calico bush and American laurel. Linnaeus named the genus herein after Sweedish botanist Peter Kalm (1716-1779) who explored plant life in parts of eastern North America from 1747 to 1751.
Common Name: Mountain Laurel
Zone: 4 to 9
Growth Rate: Slow
Plant Type: Broadleaf evergreen
Family: Ericaceae
Native Range: Eastern United States
Height: 5 to 15 feet
Spread: 5 to 15 feet
Bloom Time: May
Bloom Color: Rose to white with purple markings
Flower/Fruit: 1" flowers in rounded clusters at branch tips, each flower hexagonal, generally pink, sometimes white, red, or purplish; the tips of the stamens are tucked into little notches in the petals. Followed by non-showy brown fruits (3/16” dehiscent capsules) that persist into winter.
Sun: Part Shade
Evergreen: plant for cool, acid, woodsy conditions.
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Site Requirements/ Soil Tolerances: Sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained, acidic soil but is tolerant of dry soil
General Culture: Best grown in moist, acidic, humusy, well-drained soils in part shade. Mulch to retain moisture and keep root zones cool. Plants tolerate a wide range of light conditions (full sun to full shade), Plants do not grow well in heavy clay soils.
Uses: Superior flowering native shrub for groups or massing in shrub borders, cottage gardens, woodland areas or wild/naturalized areas Compliments rhododendrons and azaleas.
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