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Re: Laurus nobilis

Posted by Alvin, z6 on March 28, 2026, 9:06 pm, in reply to "Laurus nobilis"

Alex, I've been growing a Laurus nobilis aureus (Golden-Leaved Bay Laurel) in the ground for several years. The cultivar is 'Sicilian Sunshine' (named for its light green/"yellow" new foliage, and Mediterranean heritage).
I don't know if you meant by "growing in the ground", whether you meant "growing in the ground, unprotected", or not. Some people don't consider themselves as "being able to grow something", unless they can grow it, unprotected (not true), even if it limps, from damage, by spring.
Bay Laurel is rated z8 hardy, and up. Although I have discovered some subtropical plants that turned out to be hardier, than say z7b, unprotected, Bay Laurel is not one of them (at least, not in z6, or at temps between 0F and -10F). Other Bay Laurel plants have been damaged, or killed in my garden, below 10 degrees, in previous years.
Here's a pic of my Bay Laurel, from March 2025, before it began putting on new leaves.

Are you growing Bay Laurel, or planning to?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ic5RQT39wvy3U8JU8

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Re: Laurus nobilis - alex-7b March 28, 2026, 9:17 pm
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