A glossy, low evergreen that stays dense and composed, perfect for privacy and structure in smaller spaces
FEATURES:
- Compact, broad habit that stays low and full, spreading wider than it grows tall
- Glossy, dark green evergreen leaves that keep the landscape looking finished all year
- Creamy white spring flower spikes with a strong, sweet fragrance
- Free-flowering even in heavier shade, a rare talent and a very useful one
- Black fruit can follow bloom, adding subtle interest and a little bird appeal
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree – does not fit in a box
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
Let Otto Luyken be your evergreen base layer and keep the line clean with consistent spacing and a wide mulch strip underneath, then soften the front edge with lower, mounding shapes or ornamental grasses so the cherry laurel reads as a rich green backdrop while everything in front gets to be the seasonal star.
Photo Credit: ©Nova-Photo-Graphik GmbH® Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 3-4' tall
- Mature Width: 5-6' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 3-5' apart
Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
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A glossy, low evergreen that stays dense and composed, perfect for privacy and structure in smaller spaces
FEATURES:
- Compact, broad habit that stays low and full, spreading wider than it grows tall
- Glossy, dark green evergreen leaves that keep the landscape looking finished all year
- Creamy white spring flower spikes with a strong, sweet fragrance
- Free-flowering even in heavier shade, a rare talent and a very useful one
- Black fruit can follow bloom, adding subtle interest and a little bird appeal
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree – does not fit in a box
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
Let Otto Luyken be your evergreen base layer and keep the line clean with consistent spacing and a wide mulch strip underneath, then soften the front edge with lower, mounding shapes or ornamental grasses so the cherry laurel reads as a rich green backdrop while everything in front gets to be the seasonal star.
Photo Credit: ©Nova-Photo-Graphik GmbH® Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 6-9
- Mature Height: 3-4' tall
- Mature Width: 5-6' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 3-5' apart
Why plant Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel?
Meet the Cherry Laurel's mini me - the Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel. This plant is covered head to toe with broad glossy deep green leaves with fuzzy upright white flowers that bloom in the springtime and are extremely fragrant! This plant is one obvious choice when decorating your garden. Otto's are manageable, easy to grow, and very low maintenance. The only thing you'll have to do is sit back and watch them look pretty! These shrubs are extremely fast-growing—so it won't take long for it beauty to shine! In the spring, this shrub will gift you with its wonderful upright and fragrant white flowers. In the winter, it won't bore you as its evergreen deep green broad leaves will bring life in the dead of winter!
The Otto Luyken variety was only found in 1968 at the Hesse Nursery in Weene, Hanover. This shrub quickly became popular across Europe and soon was brought to American where it gained popularity even faster. The Otto Luyken received an Award of Garden Merit from the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society of England in 1993 for its favorable size and amount of lovely fragrant flowers.
How to use Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel in the landscape?
Because of the Cherry Laurels beautifully fragrant flowers, it is ideal to plant around your home as a wonderful foundation plant, create a magical structure with these wonderful plants to up your curb-appeal! Cherry Laurels work wonderfully with other shrubs of many other shapes and sizes.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
How To Plant Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel
This plant lives its best life when grown in full sun but also may enjoy partial shade. In hotter climates it will appreciate some shade so keep that in mind. The Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel has a wide variety of tolerances including dry or poor soils, pollution, heavy pruning, and most urban conditions. We do recommend planting in either spring or fall for best establishment results.
How To Water
Watering your Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel when first planted should occur on a weekly basis. Every other day for the first two to three weeks until established. When settled, commence watering when necessary and be mindful of dry, hotter, periods checking the soil and making sure their thirst is quenched.
How To Prune
The Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel is a low maintenance shrub that does not normally require pruning. Once established, during late spring early summer pruning may be done just to keep them looking neat and tidy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Otto Luyken blooms in creamy white, producing upright spring flower spikes with a notably fragrant scent.
Water deeply and consistently through the first growing season, keep a mulch ring to protect roots and retain moisture, and plant in well-drained soil. Once established, it is adaptable and performs well in sun to part shade.
If pruning is needed, prune after flowering has finished and use hand pruners rather than shearing to avoid damaging the leaves and to keep the plant looking clean.
