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Mountain Laurel


Mountain Laurel

Most of the Mountain Laurels I saw were large shrubs and mostly bare toward the bottom. This one was a low spreader.



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I put question here a week ago. Where did it disappear?

6 Jan, 2012

 

Not sure, I haven't seen it. Do you remember the question?

6 Jan, 2012

 

Lol. Yes I remember. What is the name of this laurel? It seems like a perfect green carpet under the trees.

7 Jan, 2012

 

This one wasn't tagged, there were mountain laurels of all different shapes and sizes growing in those gardens. It's possible that it's an unnamed seedling. A few small forms I know of are: Elf, Tiddlywinks, Tinkerbelle and Minuet. I have pics posted of Minuet and Tinkerbelle which are my favorite of the dwarf forms. Minuet has a neater appearance but I like the flowers on Tinkerbelle better.

7 Jan, 2012

 

Hm, those laurels you described, we do not have in Central Europe. Crossing frequently to Austria and the Czech republic, I am almost certain, that we have only "Mano", "Caucasica", "Rotundifolia" and "Etna". Only "Mano" is small form, but it reaches one meter finally. The rest are large shrubs, with Etna and Rotundifolia being the real beauties.
I was curious about this Mountain Laurel - is it natural bush in mountains or breed?

7 Jan, 2012

 

I'm not sure, it could go either way. I'd guess it's natural but there was a good mix of natural plants and nursery plants there. I haven't heard of any of those Kalmia varieties, probably any small form would reach a meter eventually. You could always try a larger form, they grow very slow in the landscape and can always be sheared back.

8 Jan, 2012



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