Bay Laurel (standard with love heart stem) (Laurus noblis Love Heart Stem) | Topiary | Plants

Bay Laurel (standard with love heart stem)

Laurus noblis Love Heart Stem

Common Name: Bay Laurel (standard with love heart stem)
Genus: Laurus
Species: noblis
Cultivar: Love Heart Stem

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Category: Topiary

Height: 1.10 m (110 cm)
Spread: 0.50 m (50 cm)

Hardiness: Half-Hardy
Growth Rate: Slow growing
Flowering Period: March to May
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Green, Yellow
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Suitable for growing in containers, A good architectural plant, Long flowering period

With its lustrous dark green leaves this evergreen bay laurel standard makes an elegant centrepiece for a formal vegetable garden or potager or planted in a smart contemporary pot either side of a doorway will frame an entrance. Clippings of the aromatic leaves are valuable fresh or dried for flavouring savoury stocks and sauces.

Garden Care: Keep well-watered during the growing season and feed with a slow-release fertiliser such as Osmacote. Clip established plants lightly twice during the summer months to retain a balanced shape using secateurs not shears.

Size Guide
110cm clear stem below a 40-45cm head the heart is 50cm wide.