Description
A cold hardy native evergreen shrub with narrow, blue-green leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers in the spring: pink saucer-shaped flowers in dense clusters.
A beautiful bog plant, although a very toxic plant if ingested, it has been used topically as a medicine by the Indigenous people; interestingly the caribou are reported to graze the plants with no problems, especially in the spring.
Kalmia species are best grown and care for exactly like one would do it for most rhododendrons.
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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