“Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain-laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heather family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana. Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882).” (To read more about this flower click here)
11 thoughts on “Day 96: Mountain Laurel”
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They look so stunning. I’ve never seen flowers like these before, and I love what they’re called.
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I think they are very cool looking flowers. They remind me of candy. 🙂
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so beautiful and thanks for sharing, Jackie.
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Thanks so much! It’s my pleasure to share the things I see on my photo walks. 🙂
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The heather family seems quite large.
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It is! 🙂
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That’s a very striking plant! Growing so large, as the info says, it must make a very bold statement amongst other foliage 🙂
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It really does stand apart from other plants around it! I love how unusual it looks. 🙂
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That is beautiful Jackie. We have mountain laurel in our mountains but I’ve never seen any marked like that.
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Most of the mountain laurel around here is white but a few bushes are multicolored like the one in my picture. I think it is so unusual looking.
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