Mountain laurel tree

Paul The Texas Mountain Laurel Tree (Calia secundiflora) is also called the Mescal bean. A great flowering small to medium-sized evergreen tree.

Learn more about Moon Valley Nurseries Texas Mountain Laurel trees and best practices for outstanding plant performance.

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Texas Mountain Laurel is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. They begin to bloom in February and continue through mid-April.

Learn all the details on how to grow and plant Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), an evergreen shade loving shrub with beautiful spring flowers.

March 11, 2012 In my 18 years in Austin, I cannot remember the Texas mountain laurels blooming as beautifully as they are doing this spring. Look—even as a parking-lot tree surrounded by cars it’s stunning. This one, in an office … Read More

Learn all the details on how to grow and plant Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), an evergreen shade loving shrub with beautiful spring flowers.

Very fragrant!

The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) is a gorgeous shrub that can sometimes grow tall enough to be trained as a small tree. It grows throughout the eastern half of the United States, mainly in cool areas in moist soil. The plant in general doesn’t need much water – living in areas where soil tends to be moist does help – and it needs to be in partly shady areas.