Botanical Name: Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common Name: cherry laurel
Family: Rosaceae
Distribution/Origin: the garden
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, lanceolate, acute apex, glossy
Flower/Inflorescence: bloom April - May, yellow - creamy white bloom, not showy at all
Size: height 3-4ft, spread 6-8ft
Habit: upright
Form: dense
Culture: full sun - part shade, bullet proof plant, will take almost anything, sus. to powdery mildew and root rot
Landscape Use: hedging, boarder, commercial planting, often seen at gas stations and malls
Notes: INVASIVE