Portuguese Laurel Instant Hedge

Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica) is a shrub that makes an attractive and compact evergreen hedge. The leaves are ovate and dark green.

This Laurel hedge likes most soils including clay and unlike Common Laurel is also at home on shallow chalk. Portuguese Laurel can be planted in either sun or shade, but it dislikes wet ground.

Prunus lusitanica has an average growth rate (20 – 30 cm/year) and requires trimming once a year, preferably in August.