Kalmia latifolia 'Willowwood' Vines polished leaves and the flush

polished leaves and the flush of coppery bronze on the new growth

Native to China

Little bluestem

and today's taxonomists fold these Louisiana plants into the southern variety australis or simply into the species itself

so tolerant of shade

Kalmia latifolia 'Willowwood' Vines polished leaves and the flush'Willowwood' is a Woodlanders introduction selected from a mountain laurel found growing in Aiken County, South Carolina. What sets this laurel apart at first glance is the foliage: narrow, willow like leaves that lend the shrub a finer, more linear texture than the broad leaved wild Kalmia latifolia. In bloom, 'Willowwood' carries pink flowers with distinct banding, gathered in the familiar rounded clusters that make mountain laurel such a valued