£67.00

Portuguese Laurel or Prunus Lusitanica is a fully hardy evergreen shrub which is highly adaptable and easily clipped into shapes making it a good choice for topiary designs. This lovely tree was a favourite of the Victorians who used it to create Italianate gardens at many stately homes throughout the UK.

Type

• Hedging

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Cottage style garden
• Contemporary style garden
• Containers
• Mediterranean style garden
• Specimen

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Evergreen
• Winter interest
• Architectural

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: 500cm

Eventual spread: 400cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline