Prunus laurocerasus 'OTTO LUYKEN' cherry laurel, common laurel, English laurel
Prunus
We are specialists in evergreen plants and we offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants. English (cherry) laurel is probably the most common and reliable species.
Otto Luyken is probably the best known and the hardiest selection among cherry laurels. It is a small, healthy shrub, which predominantly spreads to sides. It reaches no more than 1,5m in many years, therefore can be used be used for planting under trees or as a ground cover.
Pointed leaves are glossy and deep green. Compound flowers are white, fragrant and appear in April, followed by very ornamental but poisonous fruits. It is common that second flowering occurs in early autumn. This cherry laurel flowers profusely.
It needs slightly acidic, normal to fertile, moist soil, and extra watering in frost-free periods in winter. It will grow in full sun, part shade or full shade. Only in full sun it will be dense and more compact with plentiful of flowers. Fully hardy to -27°C (USDA zone 5b) and withstands short spells of -29°C.
