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Kalmia latifolia 'Minuet'
Common name:
Minuet mountain-laurel
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
This cultivar of mountain-laurel is a miniature shrub growing 2-3' tall and wide with small glossy leaves. However, the flowers are just as large as the species, pink in bud and fading to white with a richly colored cinnamon banding. Plant in part shade. Superior flowering shrub for a smaller garden. Grow in groups or massed in shrub borders, cottage gardens, woodland areas or wild/naturalized areas. It compliments rhododendrons and azaleas. In the wild, mountain-laurel is found in a variety of habitats including open rocky or sandy woods, cool meadows, mountain slopes and woodland margins.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
ADG: AT14
(AT14)
• Accession: D2019-0326.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
ADG: AT14
(AT14)
• Accession: D2019-0326.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
ADG: AT14
(AT14)
• Accession: D2019-0326.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual