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Prunus Angustifolia -Portuguese Laurel - Plants2Gardens

Prunus Angustifolia - Portuguese Laurel

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Height
600cm
Spread
400cm
What You'll Receive What to Expect on Delivery
1 x 4.5 Litre Pot Grown Plant
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Create structure in the simplest of ways.

Also known at the Portuguese Laurel, this hardy evergreen has been awarded an RHS AGM for its reliable performance and is extremely easy to care for.

The perfect shrub to create a hedge with deep red stems bearing small white flowers in the Summer followed by red berries in the Autumn, fabulous all year-round interest.

Pruning is not essential but can be carried out in the Spring if required, remove any dead or damaged stems and feed with a slow-release fertiliser just twice a year.

Supplied as a 4.5 litre pot grown plant which is approximately 30cm high.

What This Plant Brings to Your Garden

RHS Award of Garden Merit

Portugal laurel holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, recognised for dependable growth and its dense, glossy evergreen cover.

Thrives on chalk

It settles happily into shallow, chalky soils and shrugs off coastal exposure, giving green screening where conditions defeat softer hedging plants.

Flowers and berries

Early summer flowers draw bees, and the dark berries that follow give blackbirds and thrushes a source of autumn food.

About This Plant

Portugal laurel comes from the Iberian peninsula, from Spain and Portugal, and has served British gardens as hedging for generations. Its deep red leaf stalks set off the dark, leathery foliage, and the whole plant knits into a solid, wind-firm wall of green given room to mature.

It grows slowly and needs almost nothing from you. Clipping is optional and best done in late spring once frost has passed, and a feed of slow-release fertiliser twice a year keeps growth dense. Remove any frost-damaged shoots as new growth appears.

Plant Information

  • Plant type is Shrub

    Plant Type

    Shrub

  • This Plant will grow to 600cm high and 400cm wide

    Plant Size

    Eventual Height: 600cm

    Eventual Spread: 400cm

  • Planting Position

  • Plant type is

    Hardiness:

Planting & Flowering Guide

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MAY

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JUL

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AUG

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SEP

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OCT

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NOV

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DEC

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Quality & Sourcing

Our Growing Promise
  • Hand-selected by our own RHS-trained team
  • Sourced from specialist growers across the UK and Europe
  • Specialists in mature plants for first-season impact
  • Unusual varieties you won't find in every garden centre
Packing & Delivery
  • Packed by hand, plant by plant
  • Boxed to protect new growth in transit
  • Recyclable cardboard outers
  • Quality-checked before every dispatch

Delivery Information

What to Expect on Delivery

All plants are expertly packed to ensure they arrive in perfect condition, ready to thrive in your garden.

  • Standard Delivery (3 to 5 days): £4.95
  • Free Standard Delivery on orders over £50

Returns

If anything arrives damaged, tell us within 3 days and we will replace it or refund you. Unwanted items can be returned within 7 working days, unused and in the original packaging.

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