Select Kalmia latifolia Cultivars
| Cultivar |
Comments |
| Alpine Pink | Rich pink buds; opens to medium pink with a white throat; good foliage |
| Bridesmaid | Deep pink in bud; open-banded pink with white center; open, low, spreading habit |
| Bullseye | Deep purplish cinnamon buds open creamy with a broad purple band and a white center and white edge; new growth is reddish bronze |
| Candy | Dark pink in bud and flower; thick, waxy leaves; new growth is purplish red |
| Carol | Bright red buds open to near white; compact habit; thick, lustrous dark green leaves; wavy and twisted |
| Carousel | Bright purplish cinnamon on inside of flower |
| Elf | Light pink buds open white; dwarf habit |
| Freckles | Light pink buds open to creamy white with purple spots |
| Goodrich | Deep red buds; cinnamon-purple band inside open flower; susceptible to leaf spot |
| Heart's Desire | Dark red buds open cinnamon-red with white edge |
| Kaleidoscope | Dark red buds open cinnamon-red with wide white edge |
| Little Linda | Red buds; deep pink flowers; dwarf habit |
| Minuet | Light pink buds; broad cinnamon-maroon band when open; dwarf habit |
| Nathan Hale | Red buds open pink; thick, shiny dark green leaves |
| Nipmuck | Red buds open creamy white to light pink; back of corolla is dark pink; light yellow-green leaves |
| Olympic Fire | Large deep red buds open pink; good habit and leaf color |
| Olympic Wedding | Pink buds open pink with broken cinnamon band; flat, dark green leaves |
| Ostbo Red | Iridescent red buds open to soft, deep pink; modest vigor |
| Pink Charm | Red to deep pink buds open to rich pink with a narrow reddish ring |
| Pink Globe | Tight ball-like truss of rich deep pink flowers; thick, broad dark green leaves; leaf spot resistance; broad, dense habit |
| Pinwheel | Maroon flower with white edge and a cinnamon-maroon band in center of corolla |
| Pristine | White flower |
| Quinnipiac | Red buds open to soft, light pink; dark green leaves; may develop purple leaf spot |
| Raspberry Glow | Deep burgundy-red buds open deep raspberry pink; dark green leaves |
| Sarah | Vivid red buds open to bright pink-red; reddest cultivar to date |
| Sharon Rose | Deep red buds open red, fading to pink; thick, broad, flat leaves |
| Snowdrift | White flower; compact habit; broad, dark green leaves |
| Stillwood | White buds open white |
| Yankee Doodle | Red buds; irregular maroon band inside, with white throat; yellow-green leaves |