Calico Bush
Kalmia latifolia 'Freckles'
Also known as
Mountain Laurel, Mountain Laurel 'Freckles'
Kalmia latifolia2 by [1] (CC-BY-SA-3.0)
Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H6
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
4m | Max | 4m |
2.5m | Min | 2.5m |
10 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
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Overview
This cultivar is an evergreen shrub species that grows to a maximum size of 4m high and wide. Foliage is lance-shaped and shiny, dark green. Flowers are showy, produced in big, rounded arrangments made of many cup-shaped, pink-white flowers. These are interestingly marked on the inner petal surface with red-purple dots.