Mountain Laurel Hedge Plants

Like most rhododendrons and azaleas mountain laurel needs soil with an acidic ph. Each year you can grow an impenetrable screen or hedge in no time at all.

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Mountain laurel hedge plants

Laurel hedges are a unique group of plants and they are particularly well suited to hedging. A showy shrub native to eastern north america mountain laurel is closely related to azaleas and rhododendrons. It grows in a large rounded mound and has dark green foliage that remains on the plant all year.

Cultivation mountain laurel is a member of the heath or heather family ericaceae. Japanese holly ilex crenata igaguri 1 getty images. American arborvitae is an upright evergreen with flat sprays of scalelike needles.

Techny is among the most popular varieties. English holly ilex aquifolium barberry bushes berberis thunbergii boxwood shrubs buxus mountain laurels. Mountain laurel kalmia latifolia a beautiful american native shrub growing from maine to florida that grows in acid soil and is sometimes grown with azaleas and camellias.

In late spring it bears clusters of flowers in white pink and red. Texas mountain laurel is a sentimental favorite with mind boggling purple flowers every year in time for texas independence day. You will almost always find this plant on popular hedge plants lists.

Mountain laurel is right at home in hill country rock. Space the shrubs 4 to 6 feet apart. 13 best shrubs for making hedges.

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