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Firecracker Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)

Add sparkle to your shrubbery with this firecracker

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Firecracker Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)

Add sparkle to your shrubbery with this firecracker

Tidy mature height and width
Enticing flower clusters
Attracts birds and pollinators

Zone 5-8
Height 30 - 36 inches
Flowering Date Late Spring, Early Summer
Sun Exposure Full Sun, Partial Shade
Ship As 3" POT

Availability: Out of Stock

SKU: #82733

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Kalmia, or mountain laurel, is beloved for its evergreen, glossy leaves. Firecracker Kalmia adds a beautiful bonus—a fireworks display of red and light pink to white color. In spring, cherry-red buds appear on this mountain laurel, opening to light pink to white flowers, creating a bicolored effect. Dark, glossy evergreen foliage covers the bush, and holds its color year-round. Birds find Firecracker Kalmia attractive, and pollinators will love it too. Plant as a specimen, or create a colorful hedgerow with this mountain laurel.

Kalmia is quite resistant to diseases such as leaf spot, but it is a particularly thirsty shrub. New plantings need 2 inches of water each week for the first season—about two hours with the average sprinkler system. Use organic mulch, such as pine needles or shredded bark, to help the soil hold moisture between watering. Mountain laurel begins forming the buds for next year's flowers soon after the flowers fade. Prune the shrub right after flowering so that next years' buds will have time to form. Kalmia latifolia 'Firecracker'

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Botanical Name:
Kalmia latifolia 'Firecracker'
Form: Broad leaf evergreen shrub
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Height/Habit: 30 - 36 inches
Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Spacing: 24 - 30 inches
Hardiness Zone: 5-8
Flowering Date: Late Spring, Early Summer
Shipped: 3" POT
Growth Rate: Slow. 4-6 inches per year.
Shipping Season: Spring
Flower Color: Red, Pink, White, Mixed
Flower Form: Showy flower clusters.
Foliage Type: Deep green glossy evergreen foliage covers the bush.
Pruning: Prune only to remove spent flower heads and dead branches. Mountain laurel begins forming the buds for next year's flowers soon after the flowers fade. Prune the shrub right after flowering so that you don't remove the new buds.
Soil Requirement: Moist, well drained, acidic soil.
Additional Information: Stunning Spring Color!
Restricted States: AE AK GU HI PR

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:

Zone	Most Dormant Bareroot & Potted Perennials, and Shrubs
2024 Spring Shipping Schedule
3A-3B	4/29/24 - 5/31/24
4A-4B	4/29/24 - 5/31/24
5A	4/18/24 - 5/31/24
5B	3/25/24 -5/31/24
6A	3/11/24 - 5/31/24
6B	2/26/24 - 5/31/24
7A	2/22/24 - 5/31/24
7B	2/19/24 - 5/31/24
8A	2/15/24 - 5/10/24
8B	2/12/24 - 5/10/24
9A-10B	2/5/24 - 5/10/24
Last Order Date	Zones 3A - 7B: 5/27/24 Zones 8A - 10B: 5/10/24