Kalmia Ginkona

This Kalmia simply has to be one of my favourite evergreen shrubs!
Crinkled dark pink buds open into showy clusters of delicate pale pink flowers with dark pink/burgundy splashes during May and June and they really do produce an amazing show especially as this variety has particularly large flowers measuring up to 4cm in diameter!
Kalmia is an ericaceous plant which simply means that ericaceous compost should be used when planting up into a suitable pot or you can add sulphur soil to your planting hole.
This evergreen beauty will hold onto its glossy green leaves all year round and is also shade tolerant and fully hardy. Being more compact than other varieties is a real bonus as it is ideal for growing in pots and containers.