Synonym: Kalmia intermedia, K. angustifolia var. angustifolia Habit- upright, many-branched
Flower- Colour: reddish purple to pink
- Size: 0.5 in
Foliage- Shape: in whorls of three, somewhat leathery, evergreen, flat, mostly oblong
- Colour: bright green
- Size: 1 in to 2.5 in
Fruit- depressed globose capsule with numerous small yellowish seeds
Habitat- bogs, swamps and wet places
Natural Range- northeast of America, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia
Park- Botanischer Garten und Rhododendronpark Bremen
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Privat Garden Latchmin und Dr. Karl-Heinz Hübbers
- Park der Gärten
Producer- Baumschule Esveld
Literature- Jaynes, Richard A., 1997: Kalmia, mountain laurel and related species, Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
- Krüssmann, Gerd., 1977: Handbuch der Laubgehölze, Band II, S. 201 ff, Paul Parey Verlag, Berlin und Hamburg
- Westhoff, Julia, 2006: Kalmia: besser als ihr Ruf, in: Gartenpraxis 11/2006, S. 26 ff, Verlag Eugen Ulmer Stuttgart
Awards- 1993: AGM (Award of Garden Merit) by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
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