Milan Havlis - gardening

Bridesmaid has a special bicolour effect in the colour - the centre is nearly white grading to pure pink petals. Buds are pink too. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy ...

Bull's Eye is a favourite mountain laurel variety from times when it was difficult to get any other. This one has rich burgundy red colour on white background and white-ish buds. Flowering is abundant and reliable. It grows wider than tall, like a rhododendron. There are man ...

/b>Elf is a dwarf variety of mountain laurel. It grows slowly but very dense, making almost white flowers with a thin pink circle in the middle. Buds are white or very pale pink. Leathery leaves are small, narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are man ...

Galaxy is a very unusual variety of mountain laurel. Its complete botanical name is kalmia latifolia f.polypetala which means that it has strictly divided petals and that is unusual for a mountain laurel. The flowers make the same effect as deutzia. They are a combination ...

You needn’t be a mountain laurel collector to fall for this new variety from the first sight. Its name is Ginkona and it has the largest flowers ever seen on this plant. They are up to 4 cm across, almost white with deep burgundy brown blotches that may join in a band a ...

Heart of Fire is a mountain laurel variety which brings the most desired contrast between the colour of buds as opposed to opened flowers. In this case the buds are bright rosy red and flowers only light pink, almost white. It is very similar to Ostbo Red variety. The evergreen ...

Kaleidoscope is another mountain laurel with dark-coloured flowers. They are mostly dark cinnamon red to deep burgundy red with a conspicuous white margin, and open from deep red buds. It was bred by Richard Jaynes in 1987. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, medium green. This ...

Minuet bears large flowers with cinnamon red corolla and almost white centre and margins. Buds are light pink to pale red. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades wi ...

Moyland is a new variety of mountain laurel from 2009 named after a castle near the city of Kleve, Germany. Its parents are the same as for another spectacular variety with dark leaves called Mitternacht. Moyland, however, has only light pink leaves with conspicuous blotches aro ...

Nancy is another Richard Jaynes´ variety of mountain laurel from 1985. It has deep pink flowers and buds and blooms late – around mid June. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, medium green. This variety forms a dense shrub of taller rather than wide habit. There are m ...

Olympic Fire has larger flowers of pink colour opening from deep pink or almost red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy, with slightly wavy margins. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with whi ...

Olympic Wedding is a variety with flowers that have almost white background and deep maroon band. Buds are very light pink. Evergreen leaves are narrow, lanceolate, strongly cupped, deep green. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades with white, ...

Ostbo Red is a very popular variety with the darkest red buds. Flowers are pink and make aperfect contrast with dark red buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shade ...

Peppermint is one of the most sought after novelties that was hybridized and first introduced in 1991 by Richard Jaynes. The main colour of the flowers is white, with 10-12 deep red stripes along the petals in outward direction. The buds are white. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, ...

Pink Charm is another kalmia variety by Richard Jaynes, first introduced in 1982. The flowers are rich pink with lighter centres, opening from deep pink buds. It flowers profusely. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green. Its growing habit is wide rather than ...

Pink Frost is true to its name. Unusually profusely flowering variety looks like a frozen cotton candy. It has light pink flowers that open from a little darker pink buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combin ...

Pink Supreme is another pink flowering mountain laurel bred by Richard Jaynes in 1965. Its flowers are medium pink, flushed light pink or nearly white in the centre, with strong pink buds. Leathery leaves are elongated, flat, medium green. This variety is open and leggy. The ...

Pinwheel is a unique variety with regular, star-shaped, crimson to burgundy red marbling inside the flower. The margins are almost white same as the buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of ...

Raspberry Glow has deep red buds and dark rosy pink flowers. This variety is renowned for its attractive, healthy foliage. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgundy shades wi ...

Richard Jaynes is one of the most important breeders of kalmias. However, though this variety bears his name it was bred by somebody else: Edmund Mezitt, and named in his honour in 1977. The flowers are raspberry pink, buds are deep rosy red. The evergreen leaves are leathery, d ...

Silver Dollar is supposed to be as bright and shiny as the silver coin. The flowers are snow white with white or only pale pink buds. Leathery leaves are narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all sorts of red, pink and burgund ...

Snowdrift is one of the few mountain laurels with white flowers. This variety has truly snow-white inflorescence, abundant and reliable every year. The evergreen leaves are leathery, dark green, and glossy. In 10 years it grows about 1m tall and wide. For a happy life it MUST ...

Splendens means splendid which is exactly what this mountain laurel is = a gorgeous variety with soft pink flowers with a few red dots, opening from light pink buds. It is an early variety flowering from end May already. Bred by Veitch & Sons in 1890. Leathery leaves are elongat ...

Myrtifolia is a dwarf mountain laurel, growing slowly and very dense. It blooms abundantly with pale pink flowers, opening from a little darker buds. Leathery leaves are small, narrow, laurel-like, pointed, mid green and partly glossy. There are many cultivars combining all ...