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Kalmia 'Olympic Fire'
Kalmia latifolia 'Olympic Fire'
'Olympic Fire' will set your garden ablaze with dark red buds eruptining into beautiful pink flowers.
- Genus2: Kalmia
- Species: latifolia
- Variety: 'Olympic Fire'
- Item Form: 2-Quart
- Zone: 4 - 8
- Bloom Start To End: Late Spring - Early Summer
- Habit: Dense
- Plant Height: 4 ft - 6 ft
- Plant Width: 4 ft - 6 ft
- Bloom Size: 4 in - 5 in
- Restrictions:
*Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii - show more
Kalmia Mountain Laurel is considered by many to be the most beautiful flowering native shrub of eastern North America, and 'Olympic Fire' may be one of the best Kalmias. Hybridized and selected by the late John Eichelser, noted Washington plantsman, this exciting clone has exceptionally glossy leaves and an excellent branching habit. Our offerings of this outstanding evergreen represent the spectacular diversity in flower color of the modern selections.
'Olympic Fire' reaches 4 to 6 feet tall and wide at maturity. Kalmia is slow to propagate, but very easy to grow in the garden in partial shade (especially in the South), and cool, moist, well-drained, aerated, acidic soil. Plant with the root ball high or almost above ground level, hilling up the base with a heavy mulch. Zones 4-8.
