ShrubsMountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 5-15 ft × 5-15 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to compaction and deer.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 5-15 ft × 5-15 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Compaction, Deer
- Native to
- Eastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Mountain Laurel is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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