Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Prides Corner Farms
Image Credit: Briggs Nursery
Image Credit: Briggs Nursery
Kalmia latifolia Galaxy
Kalmia latifolia Galaxy

Kalmia latifolia Galaxy

Galaxy Mountain Laurel

  • Shade loving native!
  • Substantial and attractive late spring bloom
  • Perfect as a large specimen or for grouping along a shady border
  • Tolerates rough soil
  • Star-shaped white and burgundy flowers
  • Lustrous, green foliage

This rounded, spreading plant is vigorous and covered with lustrous, green foliage. Buds expand and open in late May with distinctive star shaped white flowers with a splash of burgundy. 

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Attributes
• Evergreen
• Native
Foliage Color
• Green
Maintenance and Care
• Vigorous
Flower Color
• Red
• White
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Late Spring
• Early Summer
Exposure
• Partial Shade
• Full Shade
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Kalmia latifolia Galaxy

Thrives in partial to full shade. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer.Prune immediately after flowering in late spring by cutting branches to just above a set of leaves.