Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel, Laurel Cherry, Common Laurel, Labhras Silíní, Cherry-laurel, English Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, Laurocerasus officinalis
Description
Vigorous evergreen shrub or tree whose dense foliage of glossy bright green leaves makes it suitable for creating plant barriers or hedges in the garden or on a terrace. In spring, it is adorned with creamy-white raceme-like inflorescences, which are well liked by useful insects. Highly rustic, it adapts to different soil and climate conditions, even in urban areas.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
- Species
- Prunus laurocerasus
Synonyms (7)
- Cerasus laurocerasus
- Lauro-cerasus macrophylla
- Lauro-cerasus officinalis
- Lauro-cerasus otinii
- Lauro-cerasus vulgaris
- Padus laurocerasus
- Prunus grandifolia
