The Texas mountain laurel, Dermatophyllum secundiflorum, an admired native evergreen ornamental plant, is now officially a ...

Although mountain laurel is Pennsylvania’s state flower, I rarely see it growing in our area. In fact, locally I know of just one small shrub growing out of a rock formation above French Creek near ...

One of the state’s most admired native evergreens, the Texas mountain laurel has been recognized as a Texas Superstar.

When Sebastian Wren thinks about the thousands of Texas mountain laurels out in the Hill Country, where he grew up, he ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. Mountain laurel is a lovely evergreen shrub or small tree that produces lovely pink and white flowers in June. During a recent canoe trip on Squam Lake in Holderness, I was ...

A: Plant native Texas mountain laurel (Sophora secundiflora) in full sun for good blooms and in excellent-draining soil for good health. Once established, it will be drought-tolerant. It does best in ...

Q: While driving in the mountains of Pennsylvania, I saw some beautiful pink flowering shrubs that someone told me were mountain-laurels. Will they grow here? Any information or help about them would ...

Sophora secundiflora (Texas mountain laurel) is a wonderful evergreen shrub which breaks forth in February and March with showy purple blossoms whimsically smelling like grape bubblegum or perhaps ...

Q. Our Texas mountain laurel foliage and blooms were beautiful this year. We have lots of seedlings surrounding the large ...

Leaves: alternate, simple, evergreen, elliptical, leathery, and have entire margins;¾ to 4 inches long, and 1 to 2 inches wide. Twigs: long, narrow, and glabrous ...