Re: Kalmia
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Kalmia
- From: R* O*
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:03:32 EDT
In a message dated 9/28/00 2:35:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Cidjohnson@AOL.COM writes:
<< I just bought a couple tiny ones from Bluestone Perennials this past
spring.
They have Olympic Fire and Heart of Fire in their catalog for $5.95 each.
The ones I got are about 10-12" tall. Their catalog says they are zone 4-8.
I didn't realize they were that cold hardy. What are people's experiences
growing them in the north lands?? >>
One should know that these are otherwise known as Mountain Laurel -- the
State Flower of Connecticut, and certainly very hardy... The named varieties
are colored cultivars...
Richard Orr Monroe, CT
