Plant/flower ID Needed.?

Question

I ran across this plant near savage river, maryland

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/BreathingWhisper/Photography/pinkf.jpg

These were very small flowers around a centimeter or so wide each, in clusters.

They were on a plant that had a single long stem with long thin pointed leaves going up both sides equally in two rows.

Answer 1

Ä° don't know the name but they are beautiful. Were they smelling good?

Answer 2

they look like a variety of rhodedenron

Answer 3

Kalmia and Rhododendrons bloom in spring so that's not it. Looks like Spireae to me (common name Spirea).

Although I have a degree in horticulture, I am not familiar with native plants in the Mid-Atlantic region. Send this photo to your county extension office (It's a state agency. Every county in the country has one). They can ID it for you. They also provide advice on wildlife infestations, soil testing, etc, to the public. They are a very valuable (and usually free) resource.

Answer 4

Looks to me like a variety of Kalmia. Or it might be a variety of luma, a member of the myrtacaea, except that luma are normally white or cream.

Answer 5

The photo that you have is of spirea.  Just from the morphological features that I can see, it looks like it is or is closely related to the 'Goldleaf' hybrid.

Here is a picture of that hybrid:

http://www.math.iupui.edu/~mmisiure/kwia...