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Bog Laurel (Kalmia Polifolia) Native Growing Regions: Connecticut Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Wisconsin

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Kalmia
• Family: Ericaceae
• Order: Ericales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Shrub
• Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N) SPM (N)
• State T/E Status: NJ (E) NY (EV) RI (T)
• State T/E Common Name: NJ (pale-laurel) NY (bog laurel) RI (pale laurel)
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW OBL
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(OBL) 3(OBL) 8(OBL) 9(OBL) 0(OBL) A(FACW)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: Purple
• Flower Conspicuous: Yes
• Foliage Color: Dark Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Multiple Stem
• Growth Rate: Slow
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 1
• Height Mature (feet): 1
• Leaf Retention: Yes
• Lifespan: Long
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Decumbent
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: Medium
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Low
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Medium
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 85
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 6
• pH (Maximum): 7.3
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1700
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 2700
• Precipitation (Minimum): 12
• Precipitation (Maximum): 20
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 12
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -28
• Bloom Period: Late Spring
• Commercial Availability: Contracting Only
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 25000000
• Seed Spread Rate: Slow
• Seedling Vigor: Low
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: Slow

Bog Laurel (Kalmia Polifolia)

Kalmia Polifolia, or more commonly know as Bog Laurel, is a shrub with dark green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Kalmia. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 1 feet at maturity. It’s duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring, is tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Kalmia Polifolia or Bog Laurel‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Tags: Dark Green, Dicot, Ericaceae, Ericales, Kalmia, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Multiple Stem, Perennial, Shrub, Slow

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