Plaited Stem Standard Bay

Laurus nobilis

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Flowering period: March to May
• Flower colour: clusters of greenish-yellow flowers
• Other features: black autumn berries on female plants; contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies; the mature leaves may be used fresh or dried in bouquet garni, for flavouring stocks and sauces
• Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
  
  This evergreen plaited bay laurel standard makes an elegant centrepiece for a formal vegetable garden or potager. Provide a sheltered, sunny or partially shady site and winter stem protection in cold areas. Clippings of the lustrous, aromatic, dark green 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>
  
  

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