wildflowerdates

Mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain laurel usually blooms from early May to late June along the Blue Ridge, with the best color from mid-May into early June. That's the only region we track it in so far — the ladder below shows where it falls in the year.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Foothills Blue Ridge — early May to late June, best mid-May this week
Each rung is one region's usual window; the deeper stretch is its best weeks. A rung lit violet is in bloom right now. Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists.

Where to see them

  • Blue Ridge Virginia · early May – late June, best mid-May into early June

What's blooming this week, by state →

Based on reports from iNaturalist naturalists. We name public reserves, parks, and roads only — never exact pins, never private land.

Updated August 14, 2026. Bloom timing shifts with the year's weather — each region page carries that region's week-by-week curve and how this season is running.