Life Span
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Castlewellan, Otto Luyken, Schipkaensis
Number of Varieties
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
broad, flat
Thorns
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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Provide sufficient water to saturate the root zone, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
37% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
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56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
9% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
6% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
53% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
41% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
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27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eye Infection, Nausia, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil
Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry
Used As Indoor Plant
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35% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PRUNUS laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common Name
cherry laurel, common laurel
In Hindi
English laurel
In German
Lorbeerkirsche
In French
Laurier-cerise
In Spanish
Prunus laurocerasus
In Greek
Prunus laurocerasus
In Portuguese
Prunus laurocerasus
In Polish
Laurowiśnia wschodnia
In Latin
Prunus padus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
40
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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