is kalmia evergreen
Kalmia is a genus of about 8 species of evergreen shrubs from 0.2â5 m tall, in the family Ericaceae.hey grow in acidic soils, with different species in wet acid bog habitats (K. angustifolia, K. polifolia) and dry, sandy soils (K. ericoides, K. latifolia). Kalmia was named by Linnaeus to honour his friend the botanist Pehr Kalm, who collected it in eastern North America during the mid-18th century.