Milan Havlis - gardening

/b>Elf is a dwarf variety of mountain laurel. It grows slowly but very dense, making almost white flowers with a thin pink circle in the middle. Buds are white or very pale pink. Leathery leaves are small, narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are man ...

Galaxy is a very unusual variety of mountain laurel. Its complete botanical name is kalmia latifolia f.polypetala which means that it has strictly divided petals and that is unusual for a mountain laurel. The flowers make the same effect as deutzia. They are a combination ...

Minuet bears large flowers with cinnamon red corolla and almost white centre and margins. Buds are light pink to pale red. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades wi ...

Olympic Fire has larger flowers of pink colour opening from deep pink or almost red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy, with slightly wavy margins. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with whi ...

Olympic Wedding is a variety with flowers that have almost white background and deep maroon band. Buds are very light pink. Evergreen leaves are narrow, lanceolate, strongly cupped, deep green. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with white, ...

Ostbo Red is a very popular variety with the darkest red buds. Flowers are pink and make aperfect contrast with dark red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shade ...

Pink Charm is another kalmia variety by Richard Jaynes, first introduced in 1982. The flowers are rich pink with lighter centres, opening from deep pink buds. It flowers profusely. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green. Its growing habit is wide rather than ...

Pink Supreme is another pink flowering mountain laurel bred by Richard Jaynes in 1965. Its flowers are medium pink, flushed light pink or nearly white in the centre, with strong pink buds. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, medium green. This variety is open and leggy. The ...

Pinwheel is a unique variety with regular, star-shaped, crimson to burgundy red marbling inside the flower. The margins are almost white same as the buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of ...

Snowdrift is one of the few mountain laurels with white flowers. This variety has truly snow-white inflorescence, abundant and reliable every year. The evergreen leaves are leathery, dark green, and glossy. In 10 years it grows about 1m tall and wide. For a happy life it MUST ...

Splendens means splendid which is exactly what this mountain laurel is = a gorgeous variety with soft pink flowers with a few red dots, opening from light pink buds. It is an early variety flowering from end May already. Bred by Veitch & Sons in 1890. Leathery leaves are elongat ...