Kalmia microphylla (Alpine Laurel) is a perennial shrub that grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. Its branches and twigs are fuzzy in early…
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Kalmia is a genus of about 8 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Ericaceae. They are native to North America (mainly in the eastern half of the continent) and Cuba. Kalmia was named by Linnaeus to honor his friend the botanist Pehr Kalm, who collected it in eastern North America during the mid-18th century.
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Kalmia buxifolia is an attractive shrub that grows up to 3.3 feet (1 m) tall. Leaves can be alternately or oppositely arranged on the…
Kalmia angustifolia (Sheep Laurel) is a flowering shrub that grows up to 3 feet (90 cm) tall. The narrow evergreen leaves pale on the…
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel) is a dense evergreen shrub that grows up to 30 feet (9 m) tall. Leaves are glossy dark green, up to …