Kalmia hirsuta

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Kalmia hirsuta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Kalmia hirsuta, walt. (Kalmiella hirsuta, small). Low shrub, with many erect or ascending sts. to 1 ft.: lvs. alternate, almost sessile, oblong to lanceolate, ¼ - 1/2 in. long: fls. slender-pedicelled, ½ in. across, rose-purple; sepals oblong-lanceolate, hirsute, longer than the caps. June. S. Va. to Fla. B.M. 138. L.B.C. 11:1058.—Tender. Alfred Rehder. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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