Kalmia Latifolia Nipmuck Mountain Laurel

Useful as a landscape accent informal hedge or border where its flowers can be enjoyed. Kalmia mountain laurel calico bush is ideal as a landscape accent informal border or hedge or anywhere its star like deep pink purple lavender or white flowers can be appreciated.

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Kalmia latifolia nipmuck mountain laurel

Happy in full sun in the north dappled to half shade farther south this shrub remains compact and dense never growing rangy as larger mountain laurels often do. Tight clustered buds emerge in a magnificent display of star like flowers in late spring. Dependable and rewarding nipmuck has everything you want in a mountain laurel from deep dark shiny foliage to outstanding dense round form to dazzling bloom color.

There are very few rules in gardening but. But the blooms are so profuse that when minuet is in color you can hardly see the leaves. Mountain laurel kalmia latifolia known as mountain laurel is a member of the heath family.

Kalmia latifolia commonly called mountain laurel is a dense broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree that is native to eastern north america new england south to the southern indiana louisiana and the florida panhandle where it is found in a variety of habitats including open rocky or sandy woods cool meadows balds mountain slopes. Needs regular watering weekly or more often in extreme heat. Pink buds open to gorgeous white flowers with a striking maroon red band around the inside edge.

The anticipation will take your breath away as nipmuck sets loads of buds that color deep red in late may and burst into color soon after. Leathery evergreen leaves adorn the reddish brown scaly bark and the blooms attract even more beauty to the garden in the form of birds and butterflies. Kalmia latifolia elf showy clusters of white flowers add glory to these handsome dwarf shrubs.

Partial to full sun. Minuet mountain laurel kalmia latifolia minuet sku 5423. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about kalmia calico bush mountain laurel spoonwood kalmia latifolia nipmuck supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database.

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