Mountain laurels are native to the Eastern North America. Specifically, the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana, North to New Brunswick, south...Read Moreern Ontario & the Ohio River valley of Indiana.
Many of the cultivars of Mountain Laurel originated from the Connecticut Experiment Station in Hamden and from the plant breeding of Dr. Richard Jaynes. Jaynes has created numerous named varieties and is considered the world's authority on Kalmia latifolia. This cultivar 'Pink Charm' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Gets large pink flowers that open over a two week period in late May and early June. Tends to grow best at the edge of the woods and areas protected from drying winds. This species is tolerant of shearing and pruning which is best done just as flowering season ends to enable the new growth to set flower buds for the next year. When allowed to grow naturally, it matures to a large multistem plant with thick trunks and picturesque branching. Moderately drought tolerant once established.
Mountain laurels are native to the Eastern North America. Specifically, the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana, North to New Brunswick, south...Read More