Buy Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan'

Also Known As

Prunus laurocerasus 'Marble Queen'
Prunus laurocerasus 'Marbled Cream'
Prunus laurocerasus 'Marbled White'
Marbled White Cherry Laurel
Marbled White Common Laurel
Marbled White English Laurel
Variegated English Laurel

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 10'-15'
W: 6'-8'

planting zones

6a-10b

4 inch pot | $16

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Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan' plant details

Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green, variegated and white foliage. In spring cream and white flowers emerge followed by black and red fruit. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: evergreen green, variegated and white
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 10 FT - 15 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and white blooms in spring
Uses: rare

GROWING CONDITIONS for Prunus laurocerasus 'Castlewellan'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Showily marbled with creamy-white (as the name says!), the large grey-green and green leaves of this dense rounded 8-12' shrub make it a stand-out in the shrub border. S-PSh/M/GDr/acid

By: Forestfarm

avail 4/15 Everyone wants this rare variegated English Laurel! We can't keep up with the demand for this wonderful evergreen shrub from Heronswood. 10-15'h x 6-8'w - Sun to shade, most soils, best with some summer water – slower growing than species.

By: Secret Garden Growers

All right, so I've resorted to growing cherry laurel. The thing about cherry laurel is that it's all the boring cultivars that are being widely produced (does the world really need another 'Otto Luyken' laurel?), while there are actually a number of cool ones out there that remain quite rare. And this is but one of them. Instead of the usual annoying green, the leaves are variegated with white and really do look something like green marble. Thankfully, it is a less vigorous grower than the species, but may still eventually reach 15' tall. I'm curious to find out how this would look trained as a standard. By golly, I may just have to try that myself. This may be the same thing as 'Castlewellan' but I don't know these plants well enough to be sure, so for now I'll go with the name under which I received it. Hardy to at least 0 °F.