The white and pink clustered cups of mountain laurel and the larger, darker, floppier blooms of rhododendron are living together in a lovely harmony in part of Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve in ... TribLIVE.com: The best places in Western Pennsylvania to see mountain laurel in full bloom Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018. Pennsylvania’s official state flower, the mountain laurel is in full bloom throughout the Pittsburgh region.

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Although most people are ... The best places in Western Pennsylvania to see mountain laurel in full bloom GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN -- It’s almost Catawba rhododendron time in Western North Carolina. I'm sorry to play favorites with flowers, but these have to be the best. Not only are they my favorite ...

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The Reporter: From the Ground Up: Mountain laurel is a plant for two states 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 ... From the Ground Up: Mountain laurel is a plant for two states