Kalmia hirsuta (Hairy Wicky) is one of my new favorite names in botany. This shrub is one that is not common and was once state listed as threatened by Alabama. I love the common name of this plant. Hairy Wicky...why do I like it so much?? I do not know. Closely related to Kalmia latifolia (Moutain Laurel - see previous postings for image) a more common shrub in northern Alabama, this shrub is much less likely to be encountered and is typically only a coastal plain species.