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Common name is Mountain Laurel |
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Common name is Mountain Laurel |
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Family Ericaceae |
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Family Ericaceae |
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Found in the eastern USA this is a broad-leaved (3-12 cm long, 1-4 cm wide) evergreen shrub, between 3-9 m tall. It's flowers are star shaped, pink to white, occuring in clusters. Poisonous. |
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Found in the eastern USA, this is a broad-leaved (3-12 cm long, 1-4 cm wide) evergreen shrub, between 3-9 m tall. Its flowers are star-shaped, pink to white, occuring in clusters. Poisonous. |
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The state flower of Connecticut since April 17, 1907. |
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Mountain laurel has been the state flower of Connecticut since April 17, 1907. |
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The plant was first recorded in America in 1624. But it was named after Peter Kalm, who sent samples to Linnaeus in the eighteenth century. |
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The plant was first recorded in America in 1624, but it was named after Peter Kalm, who sent samples to Linnaeus in the eighteenth century. |
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