Kalmia latifolia 'Little Linda'
mountain laurel
- 3 litre pot
- £39.99
- available to order from summer
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- Standard £5.95
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: reliably moist, humus-rich, acid soil (or ericaceous compost for container-grown specimens)
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: April to May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Rich pink button-like buds form in clusters, and open to pale pink, cup shaped blooms, which although not particularly large, appear in such abundance, that the display is really very showy. It's a compact evergreen, which even when not in bloom, will offer interest throughout the year with its glossy green leaves. - Garden care: Remove the faded blooms regularly to prolong flowering. Requires minimal pruning - cut back specimens that have outgrown their allotted space gradually over two or three years in spring. Apply a generous mulch of well-rotted leaf mould or composted pine needles around the base of the plant each spring.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
