A vigorous evergreen shrub with oval-shaped bright shiny green leaves.It forms a dense hedge of any height on most soils but not shallow chalk and will give up to 60cm growth each year. Growing Details: Common Name: Cherry laurel Genus: Prunus Species: laurocerasus rotundifolia Skill Level: Beginner Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Well-drained/light, Dry Height: 4m Spread: 1.5m Spacing: 3 plants per meter Description: If not clipped the plants will reach 4 metres.widely planted as an ornamental plant in temperate regions worldwide, and has become naturalised widely in some areas. It is often used for screening, and also as a mass landscape and ground cover plant. Most forms are tough shrubs that can cope with difficult growing conditions (including shaded and dry conditions), and which respond well to pruning. The foliage is also used for cut greenery in floristry. For the care of the Cherry Laurel, we recommend to keep the foliage moist throughout the cold and windy weather - this will keep the plant hydrated.