Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
- Size
- 3 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Part sun, shade, full sun
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- A hedge
- Screening a view
- Green all winter
- Evergreen
- Screens a view
Safety
- Severely toxic if eaten. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan when you say children use the garden.
- Severely toxic to dogs. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan for a garden with a dog.
- Severely toxic to cats. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan for a garden with a cat.
- Note: can spread; plant responsibly and check local rules
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Shrubs
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Size when mature
- 3 m tall, 2 m across
- Light
- Part sun, shade, full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Soil
- loam, sand, clay
- Soil pH
- 5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -20 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- For pollinators
- Some
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Some
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Moderate, plant with care
- If eaten
- People: Severely toxic · Dogs: Severely toxic · Cats: Severely toxic
- Worth knowing
- Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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Lists it is on
- Plants for shade30 plantsWhat grows on the north side of a house, under a tree and against a wall the sun reaches for an hour.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Plants for a hedge13 plantsSpecies that take clipping and close into a line, with the mature height of each.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
