Elf Dwarf Mountain Laurel, Showy clusters of white flowers add glory to these handsome dwarf shrubs. Useful as a landscape accent, informal hedge or border wher.

Mountain Laurel is ideally suited as a landscape accent, informal hedge, or border where its flowers can be enjoyed. It is best for natural landscapes and other low-maintenance gardens where it can be allowed to grow to its natural size. Grows 4-6" per year. A smaller growing variety with large banded flowers.

Dwarf mountain laurels Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’ and K. latifolia ‘Minuet’. ‘Elf’ was the first dwarf variety of mountain laurel to be introduced, and both it and ‘Minuet’ grow to no more than 3 feet tall.

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf' is a semi-dwarf mountain laurel with compact, dense growth and shiny dark green foliage. Clusters of pale-pink buds develop in late spring, gradually enlarging and opening to almost pure white flowers.

'Elf' is a dwarf cultivar that typically grows 2-3' tall and as wide, but will gradually open up as it matures to 4' wide. Light pink buds open in May to form clusters of nearly white, cup-shaped flowers (to 3/4" across) which typically cover the shrub for several weeks.

Jun 3, 2016 · One often overlooked option is mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia). This shade-tolerant North American shrub has gorgeous flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer. A close relative of rhododendrons and azaleas, it’s an excellent choice for a shady garden.

Enliven woodland gardens with compact, spreading Kalmia latifolia 'Elf.' As its name would suggest, this dwarf Mountain Laurel typically tops out at 3-4' with plants gradually maturing to 4' wide. Snowball-like flower clusters emerge as pink buds that open into white, cup-shaped blooms, each tattooed with a subtle pink star at its heart.

Pink buds open to gorgeous white flowers with a striking maroon-red band around the inside edge. Useful as a landscape accent, informal hedge or border where its flowers can be enjoyed. Good in containers. Evergreen. WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. SIZE: Slow-growing dwarf form 3 ft. tall and wide.

Elf Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’ Dwarf type, small foliage. Pale pink flowers. Blooms in late spring, early summer.

'Minuet' is a dwarf shrub that typically matures to only 3' tall and as wide. It features ornamentally attractive light pink flower buds. Flowers open white with a broad, maroon-red band circling the inside of each flower cup near the rim.