General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Portuguese Cherry Laurel
  • Portuguese Laurel
  • Portugal Laurel
  • Evergreen Bay-Tree
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Prunus lusitanica
  • Synonym: Cerasus lusitanica
  • Synonym: Prunus lusitanica subsp. lusitanica

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-12
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-12
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2018-10-10
Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-12

Photo courtesy of: Jose Vicente Ferrandez
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 4000-05-23
Location: Northumberland UK
Date: 2013-12-17
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08
Location: the city park Chomutov CZ
Date: 4000-05-23
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-09-05
A superb hedging plant
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
Date: 2020-09-10
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 23, 2012 4:29 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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