Home : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers : Hedging, Trees, Shrubs & Conifers L-N : LAUREL, DWARF Prunus laurocerasus Otto Luyken Suitable for any normal soil and position and  Ultimate Height 4ft (120cm) Exposed/Windy Hedge Height 2-4ft (60-120cm) Damp Shade Av. Growth/Year* 6ins (15cm) Dry Shade Wet Sites Native Coastal Areas Evergreen Chalky Soil   This plant has been awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Av. Growth/Year* = Average growth per year in first 10-20 years, click here for more details. Warning: Some parts of this plant are poisonous.

Enlarge picture Long spikes of fragrant white flowers in April

Dense, dwarf, evergreen hedge with large, leathery, spear-like shining green leaves and long spikes of fragrant white flowers in April, and often again in the autumn. Shade tolerant. HEDGE Prune with secateurs after flowering. For hedges 2-4ft (60-120cm). Plant 18ins (45cm) apart. SHRUB 4ft x 5ft (120cm x 150cm).

Price per plant for   1+ 5+ 50+ 250+  Pg  8-12ins 20-30cm £2.69 £2.49 £2.30 £1.99 Pg = Pot grown.