Laurus azorica, known as Canary Island laurel, is a bushy evergreen cultivar within the Laurus genus, which comprises dioecious trees or sizable shrubs with leathery, fragrant foliage. This cultivar thrives in well-drained soils such as chalk, clay, loam, or sand, and tolerates a range of soil pH levels from acid to alkaline. It prefers full sun or partial shade and is hardy to UK zone H4. Suitable for city and courtyard gardens, coastal and informal settings, it can be used for hedging, screens, or container planting, providing winter interest with its evergreen habit.

Canary Island laurel (Laurus azorica) is a hardy evergreen with fragrant foliage, ideal for hedging, coastal gardens, and winter interest in the UK.

Laurus azorica

Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Lauraceae.

Laurus nobilis var. undulata is an aromatic evergreen shrub with smooth leaves, ideal for hedging and containers in full sun or partial shade.