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Ericaceae
Bog Laurel
Kalmia polifolia
Perseverance in harsh conditions.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Kalmia
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 0.5-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- acidic, boggy, moist peat
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 2-6
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bog laurel thrives in sphagnum bogs where few other shrubs can survive.
- All parts of the plant are toxic to livestock and humans due to grayanotoxins.
- Its pollen is launched by spring-loaded stamens that catapult when touched by pollinators.
- Indigenous peoples of North America used the leaves medicinally in very small doses.
- It can survive temperatures well below -40 degrees Fahrenheit in its native range.
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