Kalmia latifolia 'Forever Red'

Origin
• controlled cross

Hybridizer
• Richard A. Jaynes
• named by Richard A. Jaynes

Size
• within 10 years: 2.5 ft x 2.3 ft

Flower
• Colour: the flower does not open

Bud
• bright red

Propagation
• tissue culture

Year of
• Crossing: 2000
• Naming: 2010
• Introduction: 2011
• Registration: 2011

Producer
• Briggs

Literature
• Jaynes, Richard A., 2011: New Mountain Laurel Selections and Inheritance Information. Journal American Rhododendron Society

Comments
• The flower buds develop approximately a week after the native laurel and never fully open. However they remain in good condition for at least two weeks after the other mountain laurels have finished blooming. 'Forever Red' has the tight buds of MacLise and the bud color of Raspberry Glow. It is a second generation offspring of theses cultivars.