Portugal Laurel (Portugese Laurel, Prunus lusitanica) is a beautiful evergreen shrub that forms a dense hedge.

The leaves of Portugal Laurel are dark glossy green and are slightly smaller in size to the large leaves of Cherry Laurel.

Portugal Laurel has small white, fragrant flowers on longer slender racemes in June. A Portugal Laurel hedge can be kept to any size.

Hardy. Any free-draining soil including shallow chalk. Rate of growth: up to 40cm per year.