Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
With its lustrous, dark green leaves, this evergreen bay laurel standard makes an elegant centrepiece for a formal vegetable garden or potager, or planted in a smart contemporary pot either side of a doorway, will frame an entrance. Clippings of the aromatic leaves are valuable, fresh or dried, for flavouring savoury stocks and sauces.
Garden care: Keep well-watered during the growing season and feed with a slow-release fertiliser such as Osmacote. Clip established plants lightly twice during the summer months to retain a balanced shape, using secateurs not shears.
Size Guide
1/4 standard plants have a 45cm clear stem beneath a 20cm head
1/2 standard plants have a 50cm clear stem beneath a 25cm head
3/4 standard plants have a 80cm clear stem beneath a 55cm head
Standard plants have a 1m clear stem beneath a 55cm head
