NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Kalmia cuneata

Scientific Name:	Kalmia cuneata
Genus:	Kalmia
Species Epithet:	cuneata
Common Name:	White Wicky
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	May, June
Growing Area:	Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Pocosins and pocosin-savanna or pocosin-sandhill ecotones (Weakley 2015). Rare in the NC Coastal Plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S3: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G3 - Vulnerable ^(*Key)
State Status:	W1: Watch List: Rare but Relatively Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Kalmia cuneata is a deciduous member of the Ericaceae with distinctive fruits that persist through the winter.
Kalmia cuneata blossom cluster, Carolina Sandhills © Will Stuart, 2015
Kalmia cuneata blossoms showing the prior year's seed capsules. Note the long pedicels on the blossoms and seed capsules. © Will Stuart, 2015 The persistent seed capsules are helpful when looking for this species in early spring before leaves and flower buds appear.
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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