Available sizes: From 50cm to 3m wide(and everything in-between)
Root type: Available as containerised, bare root or root ball depending on time of year
Lead time: 10 working days
Price: Contact our sales team at [email protected] for our best prices and availability.

Trade discounts available

Position: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Any well drained soil, acid or alkaline. Will grow well on chalk
Rate of growth: 30- 40 cm a year
Height: As a tree 8m or more but may be kept to 1-4m if trimmed
Spread: As a tree 6m or more but may be kept to 1-3m if trimmed
Flowers: Spikes of scented white flowers in early summer
Fruit: Red then dark purple berries
CAUTION: Toxic if eaten

Portuguese laurel is one of the finest evergreens for trimming. We think this particular selection is the best one to choose for topiary balls and domes for sun or part-shade. Prunus lusitanica ‘Myrtifolia’ (also known as P. lusitanica ‘Angustifolia’) is rather more compact in the way it grows and has glossy dark-green leaves that are slender and rather pointed in shape, with lovely reddish stems. It is tough and easy to grow and, shaped regularly, makes good dense growth. Relax your pruning a bit and you will get sprays of white, bee-attracting flowers. This selection of Portuguese laurel holds an Award of Garden Merit (AGM) from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) which is given only to the best garden plants.

For expert advice, prices and availability, please contact our helpful and friendly sales team at [email protected] or speak to us on 01753 628664, we are here to help with your next planting project.