Stunning Spring Color!

Firecracker Mountain Laurel

Stunning Spring Color!

Exploding onto the scene in early to midsummer, buds of vivid red and softer pink flowers appear at the same time and cover the compact, rounded plant with a fine, two-toned color palette. Deep green foliage is glossy and attractive, and acts as an excellent backdrop to the vibrant blooms. This mountain laurel variety performs exceptionally well in full sun or partial shade, and exhibits reliable resistance to diseases such as leaf spot. Makes an outstanding foundation plant, especially when grouped in threes or fives. Single plants provide bright pops of color throughout the landscape. Plant in average, moist, well-drained soil for best results. Pruning is needed only to maintain a tidy appearance. Hardy in Zones 5-9.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

2023 Fall Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Trees & Shrubs
3A-4B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
5A & 5B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
6A & 6B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
7A & 7B	9/25/23 - 11/10/23
8A & 8B	9/25/23 - 11/10/23
9A-10B	9/25/23 - 11/10/23
Last Order Date	Zones 3A to 6B: Oct 23, 2023 Zones 7A to 10B: Nov 6, 2023

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Kalmia latifolia 'Firecracker'
Height: 3 feet
Spacing:2 feet
Depth:Plant at the same depth it is in the pot.
Spread:2 feet
Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
Color: Intense red colored buds that open white then to light pink.
Size: 2 1/4" Pot
Blooms: Late Spring, Early Summer
Zone: 8

Form: Broad leaf evergreen shrub
Flower Form: Showy flower clusters.
Soil Requirements: Acidic Soil
Growth Rate: Slow. 4-6 inches per year.
Pruning: Prune only to remove spent flower heads and dead branches. Mountain laurel begins forming the buds for next year's flowers soon after the flowers fade. Prune the shrub right after flowering so that you don't remove the new buds.
Foliage: Deep green glossy evergreen foliage covers the bush.