Otto Luyken laurel

Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’

Category:

Shrub > Evergreen > Under 4 ft

Family:

Rosaceae

Zone:

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Height:

3-4 ft

Width:

5-8 ft

Growth / Form:

Spreading

Season of Interest:

Spring

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Native / Invasive Status:

Non-native (non-invasive)

Pollinator Value:

Moderate

Growth Rate:

Rapid

USDA Zones:

6-10

Cultivars:

Otto Luyken

Notes:

Poisonous

Additional source details:
Flowers: fragrant white on 3-6” long racemes in April-May, very showy
Fruits: small purple-black drupes in late summer/fall
Environment: salt, pollution, dry soil, urban conditions
Attracts: songbirds, pollinators, bees
Source light detail: full sun – part shade (afternoon shade in south)

Description

Poisonous