Bay Leaf
Bay Leaf is a hardy shrub that can be used both as a feature specimen or screening plant. It will also grow well in pots, making it an easy accessory to your produce garden and perfect for your home cooking. Its unique aroma and flavour make it a must-have ingredient in any kitchen.
Mature Height:
Mature Width: 2.0m+
Foliage: Green
Soil Type: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Flowering: Small yellow flowers in Spring, The flowers are generally inconspicuous.
Fruiting: Yes
Form/Habit: Upright, dense habit. Can be pruned in hedging and screening applications. Can be pleached.
Uses: Culinary, hedging and screening
Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
Soil: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Drought Hardy: Yes Once Established
Sun : Full Sun, Part Shade
Care and Maintenance:
Water Requirements: Moderate, water well during dry spells
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Suitable for pots: Yes
How to plant:
Mature Height:
Mature Width: 2.0m+
Foliage: Green
Soil Type: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Flowering: Small yellow flowers in Spring, The flowers are generally inconspicuous.
Fruiting: Yes
Form/Habit: Upright, dense habit. Can be pruned in hedging and screening applications. Can be pleached.
Uses: Culinary, hedging and screening
Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
Soil: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Drought Hardy: Yes Once Established
Sun : Full Sun, Part Shade
Care and Maintenance:
Water Requirements: Moderate, water well during dry spells
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Suitable for pots: Yes
How to plant:
Bay Leaf
Bay Leaf is a hardy shrub that can be used both as a feature specimen or screening plant. It will also grow well in pots, making it an easy accessory to your produce garden and perfect for your home cooking. Its unique aroma and flavour make it a must-have ingredient in any kitchen.
Mature Height:
Mature Width: 2.0m+
Foliage: Green
Soil Type: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Flowering: Small yellow flowers in Spring, The flowers are generally inconspicuous.
Fruiting: Yes
Form/Habit: Upright, dense habit. Can be pruned in hedging and screening applications. Can be pleached.
Uses: Culinary, hedging and screening
Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
Soil: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Drought Hardy: Yes Once Established
Sun : Full Sun, Part Shade
Care and Maintenance:
Water Requirements: Moderate, water well during dry spells
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Suitable for pots: Yes
How to plant:
Mature Height:
Mature Width: 2.0m+
Foliage: Green
Soil Type: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Flowering: Small yellow flowers in Spring, The flowers are generally inconspicuous.
Fruiting: Yes
Form/Habit: Upright, dense habit. Can be pruned in hedging and screening applications. Can be pleached.
Uses: Culinary, hedging and screening
Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
Soil: Prefers well drained soils, can tolerate a range of soils.
Drought Hardy: Yes Once Established
Sun : Full Sun, Part Shade
Care and Maintenance:
Water Requirements: Moderate, water well during dry spells
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Suitable for pots: Yes
How to plant:
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