Plant: Greenfinity - Laurel
Cherry Laurel · Prunus laurocerasus 'Greenfinity'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Greenfinity is a selection of cherry laurel, an evergreen shrub or small tree in the rose family native to Europe. The species carries glossy dark green leaves on a dense, erect to spreading frame, with fragrant white star shaped flowers under an inch across in dense cylindrical racemes up to four inches long in spring and purple black drupes in summer. It grows rapidly, about 25 inches or more a year, in full sun through deep shade in clay, loam, sandy or organic soil with good drainage, and tolerates alkaline soils, dry and poor soils, pollution and heavy pruning while resenting heavy fertilization. Cherry laurel serves as a screen for shaded areas, a tall hedge, a mass planting or a specimen.
- Full Shade
- Grows to 20 ft tall and 20 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-8
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Greenfinity is a selection of cherry laurel, an evergreen shrub or small tree in the rose family native to Europe. The species carries glossy dark green leaves on a dense, erect to spreading frame, with fragrant white star shaped flowers under an inch across in dense cylindrical racemes up to four inches long in spring and purple black drupes in summer. It grows rapidly, about 25 inches or more a year, in full sun through deep shade in clay, loam, sandy or organic soil with good drainage, and tolerates alkaline soils, dry and poor soils, pollution and heavy pruning while resenting heavy fertilization. Cherry laurel serves as a screen for shaded areas, a tall hedge, a mass planting or a specimen.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light, Deep Shade
- Native range
- Europe
