Description
The sheep laurel is a very beautiful, cold hardy native evergreen shrub with a dense and wide habit. Abundant, pink saucer-shaped flowers in dense clusters, pollinator friendly.
Although in cultivation prefers moist, acidic substrates in part-shaded locations, it can also grow in less than ideal situations due to forming mycorrhizal associations.
The foliage is poisonous to mammals; on the other hand it provides important winter forage and cover for various bird species.
Germination: warm germinator at around 20C in about 3 weeks; the fine seeds require light for germination. Use the same method like for sowing rhododendrons: sow the very fine seeds on trays with soil and grit and cover with a thin layer of moss, the seeds will germinate inside the moss which keeps them moist.
Special care to avoid dry out of the very young seedlings.
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