![]() ![]() For the weeks and weeks before they open they add lots of color to your beds. By then they have grown into clusters of unique red buds that are very colorful and showy, with multiple flattened sides and a central point, as if they have been iced onto a cake. These develop slowly over the winter months and through spring. The blooms are visible as early as fall, when they first appear at the ends of maturing shoots, as clusters of small red stalks. It is a wonderful way to extend the season, if you have other mountain laurel varieties, and to add color at a time that is often lacking flowers from most other shrubs. The Nipmuck Mountain Laurel is later to flower than most other varieties of this shrub, and it is usually in bloom throughout June. They stay green and attractive all year round. The leaves are about 3 inches long, dark green, with a leathery texture and a glossy surface, reminiscent of rhododendron leaves. The bark is an attractive reddish-brown, and peels in thin strips, giving mature plants a solid, rugged look. It has a dense, bushy form, with the base becoming woody in time. The Nipmuck Mountain Laurel is a broad, upright, evergreen shrub that grows to about 4 feet tall and wide. Growing the Nipmuck Mountain Laurel Size and Appearance Perfect for any lightly-shaded part of your garden, it is formal enough to look good around your home, but also perfect in woodland gardens too. Its big clusters of pink blooms are amazing, and even when not in bloom it has attractive glossy foliage and a great look. The Nipmuck Mountain Laurel might have an unlikely name (it’s a state forest in Connecticut, since you asked), but it’s a beautiful compact shrub that will bring months of color and interest to your garden. Don’t make that mistake yourself, and instead discover the beauty, and ease of growing, that makes these plants big favorites with ‘gardeners in the know’. Although there are many gorgeous varieties, this evergreen relative of azaleas is often overlooked when choosing flowering shrubs. Plant Hardinessĭespite the continuing interest in native plants for gardens, one plant, the mountain laurel, remains strangely under-used. Pests and diseases are rare, and the only work needed is removing the spent flower heads, to encourage flowering the next year. Established plants have limited drought resistance, but regular moisture is best. Grow it in moist, well-drained soil that is rich and slightly acidic. Partial shade, or light full shade are best for the Nipmuck Mountain Laurel. Perfect in planters if your garden soil isn’t suitable.Easily grown in rich, moist, well-drained soil.Smothered in pink flowers with red markings through June.Red buds in late winter and spring are large and attractive.Rounded evergreen bush with attractive leathery foliage.Grow this plant around your home, in beds, beneath trees, in woodland areas or in planters and pots. When they open in June the flowers are pale pink with red markings inside them. The flowers are carried in large clusters at the ends of all the branches, showing as bright red buds from late winter and through spring. The long leaves are leathery and dark green, making an attractive shrub year-round. The Nipmuck Mountain Laurel is a rounded evergreen shrub, reaching 4 to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide in about 10 years. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests. The short & sweet answer is: "United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions." Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home! Why are some states excluded from shipping? Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. How does the delivery process work?Īll of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes "Gallon Containers", that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid "gallon" size we think of. Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck. All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements. ![]()
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