My plant focus is the Mountain Laurel! (Kalmia latifolia) A cool plant that grows in the eastern US and is the state flower for both Connecticut and Pennsylvania! It is an evergreen that can grow as a tree or shrub and has really pretty flowers, which are white with cool interior markings. The flowers are unique in that they have spring-loaded pollen that is flung onto bugs when triggered. All parts of the plant are poisonous, but the Native Americans did use the plant medicinally!