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Loiseleuria procumbens
Creeping Mountain Laurel
Origin: A monotypic species from the arctic regions and the higher parts of the Alps.
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Loiseleuria |
| Species |
| procumbens |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Kalmia procumbens |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 30 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 50 - 70 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Requires acidic soil in shade. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Found growing on open, rocky and peat based slopes. |
| Flower Description |
| Pink flowers which are about 5 mm across. |
| Propagation |
| From seed which is lengthy process, the easiest way is to take rooted offsets. |
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