Name: Cherry Laurel Scientific Name:Prunus laurocerasus Hardiness zone: 6 through 8 Plant height:3-4 feet Light requirements:full sun to part shade Soil & water preferencesgrow well in well-drained soil.
Growing Instructions:
1. Scarification: Soak in water for 24hrs
2. stratification: cold stratify for 90 days. Check every two weeks to make sure seeds are moist and that seeds are not molding.
If there is a sign of mold, seeds should be soaked in 3:2 parts of water: bleach then rinsed with clean water and put back into cold stratification.
3. germination: sow seeds 6/8" deep in the soil, tamp the soil & mulch the seedbed.
I do not have an indoor garden so I am waiting until spring to plant. I will try planting closer to Feb or March in small pods watering with spray bottle, and slowly introduce the plants to outdoor conditions.
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