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Mountain-laurel
Latin Name:
Kalmia latifolia
location:
native in eastern North America
The Mountain-laurel, referenced in Latin as Kalmia latifolia, is generally living in zones around native in eastern North America. It can generally be recognized as generally has a rounded shape, making it a unique plant! In the summer, its foliage changes to a new form, more or less leaves arranged alternately and in the automn it is more or less evergreen; no fall color. The Mountain-laurel (Kalmia latifolia) has beautiful flowers that are showy, lasting 2 weeks or more and grows fruits that are non-ornamental, small dehiscent capsules. An interesting thing is its bark, where we see lightly ridged and furrowed on it. An interesting fact about its culture would be that partial shade to full sun However, a bad thing with the Mountain-laurel can be that foliar burn in exposed sites A way to identify a Kalmia latifolia with its broadleaf evergreen; elliptical leaves, acute apex. The Mountain-laurel's reproduction is uncommon since it performs it by seed
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