Scientific Name:
Kalmia latifolia
Pronunciation:
KAL-mee-uh lat-ih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:
mountain laurel
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves elliptic, glossy dark green, alternate (may appear opposite or whorled near shoot tips), smooth margins; flowers cup-shaped, 5-sided with 10 anthers neatly arranged in corolla pockets.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
- CLT Training
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Bullseye
- (SGL) Sendell Gardens, Langley