{"id":3174,"date":"2012-05-17T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2012-05-17T11:57:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T15:57:48","slug":"favorite-mountain-laurel-cultivars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2012\/05\/17\/favorite-mountain-laurel-cultivars\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Mountain Laurel Cultivars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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'Carol' - dark pink buds \/ light pink flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

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.\u00a0In great apprehension I have weaned my lengthy list of favorites down to ten: <\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Bullseye’<\/strong> features a\u00a0purple banded tint inside the floral corolla; exhibits a vigorous, upright growth habit and new foliage has reddish hue.<\/p>\n

‘Carol’<\/strong> features dark-pink floral buds, open light pink, and fade to white. Plant habit is dense, low and compact.<\/p>\n

‘Carousel’ <\/strong>features flowers with a purplish-cinnamon inner corolla and a white edged border; shrub is a vigorous grower.<\/p>\n

‘Heart’s Desire’<\/strong> has red flower buds which open to reveal cinnamon-red colored corolla. Shrub has a dense, well-branched habit.<\/p>\n

‘Minuet’ <\/strong>has light pink buds that open to stunning cherry-red banded corolla within. Minuet is a dwarf 3 foot tall mountain laurel.<\/p>\n

‘Olympic Fire’<\/strong> possesses deep red flower buds that open light pink.<\/p>\n

‘Pink Charm’<\/strong> has dark pink flower buds that open to luscious pink.<\/p>\n

‘Pinwheel’<\/strong> features cinnamon-maroon flowers with white centers and scalloped edges. Plant exhibits a \u00a0compact form.<\/p>\n

‘Sarah’<\/strong> has flowers that are red in bud and open pinkish red.<\/p>\n

‘Snowdrift’ <\/strong>displays pure white buds and white-flowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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