Prunus laurocerasus 'Mercurius' (Cherry laurel 'Mercurius')
Other names: Prunus laurocerasus 'Bokramer'
'Mercurius' is a compact, spreading, evergreen shrub with narrowly oblong, glossy, dark green leaves and short, erect racemes of cup-shaped, fragrant white flowers in spring followed by red fruit that ripen to black.
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1.8m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus lusitanica 'Myrtifolia' (Portugal laurel 'Myrtifolia')
Other names: Small-leaved Portugal cherry, Small-leaved Portugal laurel, Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia', Prunus lusitanica 'Pyramidalis', Portuguese laurel 'Myrtifolia'
'Myrtifolia' is a dense, bushy, conical, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with red-stalked, elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and cup-shaped, fragrant, white flowers in early summer followed by cherry-like, red fruit that ripens black.
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3m max. spread |
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6m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Etna' (Cherry laurel 'Etna')
'Etna' is an upright, evergreen, compact shrub with bronze-red new growth, contrasting with the glossy deep-green leaves. It has white flowers in spring.
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2m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Caucasica' (Cherry laurel 'Caucasica' )
'Caucasica' is an upright, dense, evergreen shrub, becoming spreading with age, with oblong, glossy dark green leaves and short, erect racemes of cup-shaped, fragrant white flowers in spring followed by red fruit that ripen to black.
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4m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Marbled White' (Cherry laurel 'Marbled White')
'Marbled White' is an upright, evergreen shrub with large glossy, marble-like variegated dark green and white leaves, and white flowers in spring. It sometimes has cherry red berries in autumn.
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5m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Novita' (Cherry laurel 'Novita')
'Novita' is a dense, upright, evergreen shrub with large, oblong, glossy, dark green leaves, mid-green when young, and short, erect racemes of cup-shaped, fragrant white flowers in spring followed by red fruit that ripen to black.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' (Cherry laurel 'Rotundifolia')
'Rotundifolia' is a dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with large glossy, dark green leaves and small white flowers which are produced on spikes in mid-spring, followed by cherry red berries.
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4m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' (Cherry laurel 'Otto Lukyen')
Other names: Versailles laurel 'Otto Luyken', Laurel cherry 'Otto Luyken', English laurel 'Otto Luyken'
'Otto Luyken' is a spreading, evergreen shrub with narrowly oblong, glossy, dark green leaves, pale green beneath, and, in mid- to late spring, erect racemes of small, cup-shaped, white flowers followed by conical, red fruit turning black when ripe.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Prunus x cistena (Purple-leaf sand cherry)
Other names: Prunus x cistena 'Crimson Dwarf' , Prunus x cistena 'Purpurea'
P. x cistena is a slow-growing, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with oval, reddish-purple leaves, red when young in spring, and bowl-shaped, white flowers in late spring followed by spherical, dark purple fruit.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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