Although mountain laurel is Pennsylvania’s state flower, I rarely see it growing in our area. In fact, locally I know of just ...

With its fine fibrous root system, mountain laurel is easy to transplant. It is also a long-lived plant, with some plants reported to have 100 annual rings (indicating its age as 100 years ...

Mountain laurel has many fine features: it will grow in sun or shade, the leaves are shiny and bright, and the delicate flowers are prolific -- usually. What I noticed as I passed through forests of ...

This family of plants includes some of the most common and best-known shrubs, such as huckleberries, blueberries, azaleas, cranberries and rhododendron.Mountain laurel varies in height from 4 feet ...

Mountain laurel is a shrub that in the wild often is found in large colonies. Plants in the woods are often 6 or 8 feet high and can get considerably bigger than that. Become an aficionado ...

THE THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN LAUREL. IT IS NATIVE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE ... I GUESS YOU SAID YOU DON’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT WITH THESE PLANTS. THEY’RE TYPICALLY SLOW GROWING.

Mr. Smarty Plants: Sophora secundiflora (Texas mountain laurel) is a beautiful and fascinating plant, and Mr. Smarty Plants frequently gets questions about propagation. Be aware that the seeds are ...

Although mountain laurel is Pennsylvania’s state flower, I rarely see it growing in our area. In fact, locally I know of just one small shrub growing out of a rock formation above French Creek ...

It may be surprising to hear then that the Harvard Gazette has called Mountain Laurel “one of the fastest-moving plants on the globe.” This is due to the plant’s very unique way of dispersing pollen.