Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'
Michael Dirr
Laurus nobilis 'Aurea'
Laurus nobilis 'Aurea' (click for large image)
Aurea Bay Laurel, Aurea True Laurel 		Common Names:
  • Aurea Bay Laurel
  • Aurea True Laurel
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 8 to Zone 10

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): Green
Season(s): Spring, Summer
 

Foliage:

  Broadleaf Evergreen
Color: Leaves are yellow in the summer.
Dirr says: "with yellow-gold new growth loses most of the color with the heat of summer."  

Fruit:

  Color: Brown
Season(s): Summer, Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a container plant.
Can be used as a specimen plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "makes a wonderful container plant and is ideal in large terra-cotta containers on the patio and deck for southern gardeners"

Other:

  Is Heat Tolerant
 
Laurus nobilis 'Aurea' is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAmerican Canyon, CA
Anaheim, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Artesia, CAAvalon, CAAzusa, CA
Baldwin Park, CABell Gardens, CABell, CA
Bellflower, CABeverly Hills, CABronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCerritos, CA
Chino Hills, CAChino, CAChula Vista, CA
City Of industry, CAClaremont, CACorona, CA
Danville, CADescanso, CADiamond Bar, CA
Dublin, CADulzura, CAEl Cerrito, CA
Essex, CAFairfield, CAFawnskin, CA
Florence, SCFontana, CAForest Falls, CA
Fort Lauderdale, FLFountain Valley, CAFremont, CA
Glendora, CAGranada Hills, CAGuasti, CA
Hacienda Heights, CAHawthorne, CAHermosa Beach, CA
Hialeah, FLHollywood, FLHuntington Park, CA
Irvine, CALa Puente, CALong Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CALudlow, CAMercedes, TX
Mission Hills, CAMission, TXModesto, CA
Montclair, CAMoreno Valley, CANewark, CA
Norco, CANorth Hills, CANorthridge, CA
Norwalk, CAOakley, CAOakville, CA
Olmito, TXOntario, CAOrinda, CA
Oxnard, CAPacoima, CAPalmdale, CA
Pearblossom, CAPenitas, TXPharr, TX
Phelan, CAPinole, CAPinon Hills, CA
Pittsburg, CAPleasanton, CAPomona, CA
Pope Valley, CAPort Costa, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRancho Cucamonga, CARancho Santa margarita, CA
Randsburg, CARed Mountain, CARedlands, CA
Reseda, CARialto, CARidgecrest, CA
Rimforest, CARowland Heights, CASan Diego, CA
San Fernando, CASan Francisco, CASanta Ana, CA
Saratoga, CA
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