Cherry laurel as an ideal container and hedge plant

Your beautiful cherry laurel thrives in containers and as a hedge. This easy-care plant grows best in normal, loose soil. Thanks to its growth habit with dense foliage, it offers ideal privacy in summer – and also in winter, because it is evergreen. Versatile use: as a container or hedge plant. Eye-catching with lush green, dense foliage and upright growth. Evergreen plant, extremely winter-hardy down to -27°C. Fast-growing and tolerant of pruning. Low-maintenance plant. Caring for your cherry laurel. To ensure your hedge plant has a long and healthy life, you should follow a few care instructions. Prunus laurocerasus is not particular about soil type and has moderate water requirements. In spring, you should fertilize it with slow-release fertilizer. Since it grows vigorously and thrives on pruning, with an annual growth of up to 50 cm, you should give it a maintenance pruning in spring and possibly again in June. This evergreen plant is very hardy and tolerates temperatures down to -27 °C. As it matures, it produces small, creamy-white flowers with a light fragrance. Enjoy your cherry laurel hedge or keep it in a pot on your patio or balcony. Please don't forget to water it completely in winter, as evergreen plants still transpire water.

Characteristics:

• Lat. Name: Prunus laurocerasus
• Versatile use on balconies, patios, or as a container plant
• Ideal hedge plant: broad, bushy, upright growth, dense foliage
• Evergreen, dense, rich green foliage
• Small, creamy-white flowers with a light fragrance when mature
• Prefers partial shade, but can tolerate sunny or shady locations
• Prefers normal, loose soils
• Easy care: moderate water requirements, fertilize with slow-release fertilizer in spring, prune in spring and possibly in June
• Extremely hardy (down to -27 °C), particularly fast-growing (annual growth up to 50 cm), and tolerates pruning

Dimensions:

• Delivery height including pot: approx. 100–110 cm
• Growth height up to: approx. 3 m
• Pot Ø: approx. 26 cm

Scope of delivery:

• Cherry laurel green accent
• Planting and care instructions