Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'
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'Sarah' Mountain Laurel is a cultivar that blooms in the late spring with red flower buds that open to a rich pink to coral color with dots on the petals. It is a slow growing dense rounded evergreen shrub reaching four or five feet tall in ten years. It has better sun tolerance that the parent Mountain Laurel shrub.
Mass plant, use it as a short hedge, in a shrub border, woodland or cottage garden, or along a foundation.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Scale, white fly, borers, and lace bugs are occasional pests. Leaf spots and blights are occasional diseases.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Kalmia
- Species:
- latifol
- Family:
- Ericaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Rounded
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Plant produces 5-valved, dihiscent capsules (3/16") that are non-showy and brown in color that persist into winter. Fruits are available from September to October.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- fused petals
- Flower Description:
- Late spring to early summer red buds burst forth with showy pink to coral fused petaled flowers with dots on the petals.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Margin:
- Undulate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- New leaves have a red color turning a glossy green. They twist and have undulate margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are sympodial and initially bronze and sticky. As they mature, they turn turn red green or brown and become crooked and gnarly. Epidermis and gray-brown bark crack to reveal lighter colors in older stems. Pith is solid and light green.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
