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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Time: Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant are toxic.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees

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Common names
  • Mountain Laurel
Also sold as:
  • 1254

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Location: Northwest NJ
Date: 2016-06-07
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2020-06-03

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2010-05-25

photo credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek
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aspenhill On May 24, 2017 Obtained plant
Conestoga Nursery - qty 1; DCA
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