tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post745871413995000303..comments2024-03-19T15:39:56.057-04:00Comments on Natural Gardening: Kalmia latifoliaLisa Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08546271182217310594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-19693698505869362482012-04-10T20:59:17.860-04:002012-04-10T20:59:17.860-04:00Mountain laurel is such a great native shrub, with...Mountain laurel is such a great native shrub, with a wide geographic distribution. <br /><br />Rob, mountain laurels are definitely frost hardy and the flowers last for several weeks. I'm surprised that you haven't seen it -- I would have thought it would have ended up in British gardens along with Rhododendrons, as they flourish in the same general habitats. Kalmia latifolia is a woody, long-lived shrub in our mountains and Piedmont, even if finicky about being in exactly the right site!<br /><br />Janet and Pat, aren't the pinker flowers pretty, too? I like the clear white, since they're more common in nature. But the pink ones are nice -- the only ones I don't like are the deep pink (a bit out of the ordinary!)<br /><br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-24593824759000695172012-04-10T19:28:54.443-04:002012-04-10T19:28:54.443-04:00Are these frost hardy Lisa?
And how long do they f...Are these frost hardy Lisa?<br />And how long do they flower for?<br />RobRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237472076391330187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-6706037253505456722012-04-09T11:26:42.659-04:002012-04-09T11:26:42.659-04:00Very pretty, mine are pink...almost open.Very pretty, mine are pink...almost open.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-80932207010168985002012-04-09T11:00:50.331-04:002012-04-09T11:00:50.331-04:00I don't have any mountain laurel in my landsca...I don't have any mountain laurel in my landscape, but I have helped my daughter plant two at the edge of the little 'woodland' she has in front of her house. Hers have some pink.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.com