Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel
Grown for their clusters of showy, cuplike flowers, these North American evergreen shrubs grow well in naturalized woodland areas. Plant in combination with rhododendrons or azaleas.
Kalmia latifolia and cvs. (Mountain laurel, Calico bush)
Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken
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Kalmia latifolia
( Bullseye Mountain Laurel )
This bushy eastern native shrub, which is grown for its showy flowers, is best suited in an informal border or woodland setting. Leaves are oval, dark green, glossy, to 5 inches long.
There are now exist many improved Kalmia latifolia cultivars thanks to the efforts of Richard Jaynes, a Connecticut plant breeder. He has introduced dozens of new cultivars, including plants with dwarf habits and highly colored blooms.
USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database
Kalmia latifolia is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting mountain laurel (opens a new window).
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain laurel is the state flower of Connecticut.
Ericaceae / Heaths Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Plant Type: This is a shrub, it is a perennial and is a evergreen which can reach a height of 6.1 Meters (20 feet ) .
Leaves: The leaves are alternate.
Kalmia latifolia
COMMON: Mountain-Laurel
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, evergreen, 2 to 5" long, 1 to 1.5" wide, dark green
SIZE: 7 to 15', similar in spread, some can grow larger
HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 9 ...
Kalmia latifolia (Ericaceae) - This evergreen shrub is the state flower of both Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and blooms in late spring to early summer. (Photographed in PA) ...
Kalmia latifolia 'Ostbo Red'
MOUNTAIN LAUREL
Kalmiopsis fragrans
Native Plant Gallery ...
Kalmia latifolia : Mountain Laurel - Whole Plant
Kerria japonica : Japanese Kerria - Flowers
Kerria japonica 'Picta' : Variegated Japanese Kerria - Foliage ...
evergreen shrub (Kalmia latifolia) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), closely related to the rhododendron and native to E North America.
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
This broadleaf evergreen shrub grows to a height of 12 to 15 feet and spreads to 12 feet. The growth rate is less than 12 inches a year. Mountain laurel requires an acid, well-aerated soil.
Mountain Laurel(Kalmia latifolia)
Mountain Laurel is a flowering evergreen shrub that is native to the mountainous regions of eastern United States. In the spring its large white flower balls are visible deep in the forest and along roadsides.
Calmia - Kalmia latifolia
Calofilum - Calophyllum inophyllum
Calta - Caltha palustris
Camaleón - Carlina acaulis
Camarina - Corema album
Camariña - Corema album
Camarroya - Cichorium intybus
Cambrón - Lycium halimifolium ...
Mountain-laurel Kalmia latifolia
Otto Luyken Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken'
Portuguese Cherry Prunus lusitanica
Sierra (Mountain or Black) Leucothoe davisiae
Texas Mountain (Mescal Bean, Frijolito) Sophora secundiflora ...
Mountain Elf Laurel [English]: Kalmia latifolia 'Mt. Elf'
Mountain Evening-Primrose [English]: Oenothera latifolia
Mountain Evening-Primrose [English]: Anogra latifolia
Mountain Evening-Primrose [English]: Oenothera pallida latifolia ...
Chamacistus, which has tiny leaves, and in early summer exquisite purple flowers, of the same size as those of Kalmia latifolia.
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush)
Kalmia microphylla (Alpine Laurel, Western Laurel)
Kalmia polifolia var. microphylla synonym of Kalmia microphylla (Alpine Laurel, Western Laurel)
Kalmia polifolia ssp.
'Sarah' mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah')
Height: to 2 m. Spread: to 1.5 m. Location: full sun to part shade. Cultivation: as above; tolerates moist locations. Foliage: evergreen, medium green; new growth maroon.
Kalmia latifolia (calico bush)
Laburnum
Laurus nobilis (bay tree)
Lavatera cvs. (tree mallow)
Ligustrum ovalifolium (privet)
Lonicera (honeysuckle)
Olearia Ă- haastii
Paeonia (peonies - 'tree' types)
Philadelphus spp. (mock orange) ...
Kalmia - Kalmia Shrubs
Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel
Lyonia - Lyonia Trees
Lyonia ferruginea - Tree Lyonia ...
All three of these are in the laurel family. In the West Indies, "bay leaf" refers to the bay rum tree (Pimenta racemosa), in the Myrtaceae. Note that the unrelated mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), in the Ericaceae, has poisonous leaves.
Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia, Kalmia latifolia)
Showy stonecrop, live forever (Sedum spectabile)
Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)
Siberian melicgrass (Melica altissima) ...
 See also: Laurel, Green, Mountain Laurel, Pink, Evergreen
  
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