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Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'
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Common name:
Sarah mountain-laurel
Family:
Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen shrub
Comments:
An evergreen shrub native to Ohio as an understory plant. Also prolific in many bogs. Reaches 4-8' high, but usually grows less than 1' per year. Foliage is lustrous deep green. Flower buds vivid red opening to bright pinkish red, lasting for several weeks.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
LKV: CF17
(CF17)
• Accession: D1999-0433.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
STU: AT08
(AT08)
• Accession: D2019-0342.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
STU: AT08
(AT08)
• Accession: D2019-0342.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4:
STU: AT08
(AT08)
• Accession: D2019-0342.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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