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mountain laurel 'Olympic Fire' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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mountain laurel 'Olympic Fire'

Kalmia latifolia 'Olympic Fire'

★ RHS AGMPollinator FriendlyLow Maintenance

Genus: Kalmia
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

'Olympic Fire' is a dense bushy evergreen shrub with wavy-margined glossy, dark green leaves. From late spring to midsummer produces large clusters of large cup-shaped crimped pink flowers 2.5cm across, opening from red buds

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained acidic soil in partial shade, or in sun where the soil remains reliably moist; mulch in spring with leaf mould or well-rotted pine needles

Pruning

Pruning group 8, pruning not required but renovation should take place over several seasons

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer, propagate by layering in late summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years