The Dawes Arboretum

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.