Blog : MOUNTAIN LAUREL NEARLY FULL BLOOM

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4/17/2021 2:13 pm

MOUNTAIN LAUREL NEARLY FULL BLOOM

THIS SERIES OF PICTURES ARE JUST BEFORE THE BUSG IS IN FULL BLOOM.

I HAVE 3 PICTURES COMING NEXT WEEK THAT SHOWS THE FIANL BLOOMS AFTER ALL BUDS ARE OPEN.

THIS INVOLVES 9 PICTURES.

I WILL SEND IN 2 BLOGS. ONE PICTURE IS SOMEWHAT BLURRED.

I WAS TRYING TO SHOW THE BLOOM AS COMPLETE.

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cajunjoe 80M

4/17/2021 2:14 pm

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MrsJoe 76F

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4/17/2021 3:17 pm

How tall are the bushes? Do they perfume the air, like Lilacs or Moonflowers do?

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cajunjoe 80M

4/17/2021 3:53 pm

this one is about 4 ft high. planted it around 2005 to 2007. very slow growth. ones that were behind our home on the farm was over 20ft high. the owner had owned the farm for many years. hews in his 8s when he died in 1954

yes u can smell them for a ways away from the bush,. The ones out there covered the entire area with the sweet smells there were maybe 40 to 50 growing

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lilium6 74F

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4/17/2021 9:14 pm

Hi Hank - your mountain laurel looks quite an attractive shrub with its pale pink flowers. I went online to find a close-up of its flowers; they're beautifully designed. I couldn't find any information about its fragrance although the purple flowers (resemble wisteria) of the Texas mountain laurel release a strong scent described as grape jelly, saturating their surroundings with their fragrance in the process. I was surprised to learn every part of the plant is toxic - from flowers to roots and can cause death. Beautiful to look at only.

lilium6 74F

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4/17/2021 9:34 pm

* just clarifying - every part of the mountain laurel is toxic whereas the seeds and leaves of the Texas mountain laurel are highly toxic (google)

cajunjoe 80M

4/18/2021 2:26 am

lilium6

* just clarifying - every part of the mountain laurel is toxic whereas the seeds and leaves of the Texas mountain laurel are highly toxic (google)

Lilium, scent is a pleasant fragrance not overpowering. not a sweet smell. hard to describe in words but it is noticeable when the wind is not blowing..

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lilium6 74F

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4/18/2021 9:32 pm

cajunjoe

Thanks Hank, your description of it's fragrance has me even more intrigued. Perhaps a female neighbour/passerby might be able to describe it by likening it to another scent? Herbal perhaps?