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Kalmia

Kalmia

1 9.9
A bush that stays green all year and has clusters of pink or white flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈkælmiə/
  • Specialized
: Kalmia
  • The garden featured several Kalmia bushes in full bloom along the walkway.

Examples

  • Kalmia is often planted for its striking clusters of pink or white flowers.

  • Botanists have identified new hybrids within the Kalmia genus.

  • The Kalmia plant is beautiful in spring.

  • Many gardeners love Kalmia for its stunning blooms.

  • Kalmia is often planted for its striking clusters of pink or white flowers.

  • The garden featured several Kalmia bushes in full bloom along the walkway.

  • Many gardeners love Kalmia for its stunning blooms.

Compounds

Kalmia latifolia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and white or pink flowers

bog kalmia
  • US
9.9

A low-growing shrub in bogs of the northwest United States with small purple flowers and pale blue-green leaves below

Kalmia angustifolia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American shrub with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals

Surface Forms

Kalmia singular
Kalmias plural

Etymology

Kalmia is the scientific name for a group of evergreen shrubs, including mountain laurel, and it was named after the Swedish plant collector Pehr Kalm who collected these flowers in North America. That's why Kalmia now refers to the plants that Kalm brought to the attention of botanists.