'Carol' - dark pink buds / light pink flowers

Shopping for mountain laurels is like sampling sweets at a candy shoppe or ice cream parlour. There are so many great choices. Most plants grow 4-5 feet tall and wide. Most have plant foliage which is lustrous, dark green and leaf spot resistant. All cultivars need minimal pruning and fertilizing once a year. In great apprehension I have weaned my lengthy list of favorites down to ten:

‘Bullseye’ features a purple banded tint inside the floral corolla; exhibits a vigorous, upright growth habit and new foliage has reddish hue.

‘Carol’ features dark-pink floral buds, open light pink, and fade to white. Plant habit is dense, low and compact.

‘Carousel’ features flowers with a purplish-cinnamon inner corolla and a white edged border; shrub is a vigorous grower.

‘Heart’s Desire’ has red flower buds which open to reveal cinnamon-red colored corolla. Shrub has a dense, well-branched habit.

‘Minuet’ has light pink buds that open to stunning cherry-red banded corolla within. Minuet is a dwarf 3 foot tall mountain laurel.

‘Olympic Fire’ possesses deep red flower buds that open light pink.

‘Pink Charm’ has dark pink flower buds that open to luscious pink.

‘Pinwheel’ features cinnamon-maroon flowers with white centers and scalloped edges. Plant exhibits a  compact form.

‘Sarah’ has flowers that are red in bud and open pinkish red.

‘Snowdrift’ displays pure white buds and white-flowers.