Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Kalmia hirsuta Walter |
Synonyms | Kalmia ciliata W.Bartram |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | setose-hirsute, leaves 8-12mm, elliptic to oval, thin, bright green, flowers crateriform, 10-12mm across, solitary, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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