£130.00

A compact growing baby of the laurel family, Sofia is an award winning introduction with narrow serrated leaves and fantastic compact growth. This makes it very easy to prune and shape as required, be it as a hedge, sphere, cone or simply kept as a shrub.

Type

• Hedging

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Slopes/banks
• Woodland area
• Contemporary style garden
• Hedging

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Drought tolerant
• Evergreen
• Winter interest
• Berries

Care instructions

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun, partial or full shade. Dislikes shallow chalky soil. Prune in either spring or summer. Mature plants can tolerate hard pruning in spring, cutting back to the old wood.

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Pot size: 15 litre

Eventual height: 150cm

Eventual spread: 100cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun
• Shade

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral