Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Kalmia cuneata Michx. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 257 (1803) |
Native Range | North Carolina to South Carolina |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 20-200m |
Description | deciduous, leaves obovate to oblanceolate or narrowly oval, 2-6cm long, sessile, adaxially dark green, flowers to 15mm across, 2-6, crateriform, in terminal clusters |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | creamy white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Chamaedaphne cuneata (Michx.) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina) |