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.

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

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Stunning, spectacular, amazing. Words commonly used to describe many plants. Blooms on our native Texas Mountain Laurel are all that and m...

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.

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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.

To grow plants under trees, it's best to start with shade-tolerant varieties. See 14 foolproof varieties for shady, wooded yards.

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