Kalmia latifolia 'Pristine' 25/1 Restock and deer pass them by

and deer pass them by

this hybrid opens ruby-pink stars over an extended season

a hot late-season color that hummingbirds and pollinating insects work eagerly

Few garden plants carry so much ceremony

Uncommon in cultivation outside the native south Texas

Kalmia latifolia 'Pristine' 25/1 Restock and deer pass them by'Pristine' is a pure white flowered mountain laurel, a luminous departure from the pink and rose flushed forms of the wild species. The selection was discovered in Aiken County, South Carolina by the late Mrs. Ernestine Law and introduced to cultivation by Woodlanders, a distinctive regional expression of one of the most iconic broadleaf evergreens of the eastern United States. Where typical Kalmia latifolia opens blush toned, 'Pristine' unfurls in