Both completely bare and overgrown with weeds, a hedge made of cherry laurel doesn't look very perfect. It looks best with underplanting that also pushes out weeds. Which plants are useful for planting underneath?
Which plants are suitable for underplanting cherry laurel?
Ground cover plants, perennials, onion plants and grasses that areshade-tolerantandshallow-rootedand are no larger thanare suitable for underplanting cherry laurel40 cm will be. Such plants include:
- Periwinkle or fat man
- fairy flower or purple bell
- Squills or wild tulips
- White edge Japanese sedge or blue fescue
Plant cherry laurel with ground cover plants
A cherry laurel hedge can be given new splendor by delicate, low ground cover plants and come to life fantastically when the ground cover plants are in bloom. For example, golden strawberries or small evergreens are very lovely at the foot of the hedge. They tolerate theshadowsthrown and can cope with theroot competition. These are the two main criteria that play a role when selecting ground cover. In addition, the ground cover plants should be able to deal with temporarilydry soil. The following specimens are ideal for underplanting:
- Cushion thyme
- Evergreen
- Ivy
- Storksbill
- woman's coat
- Fat Man
- Golden strawberry
- Crawling Gunsel
Planting cherry laurel with perennials
Perennials that likeshadyand are not disturbed by dense branches and evergreen foliage nearby harmonize with the cherry laurel. Decorative leaf perennialscan create pretty contrasts to the dark green of the cherry laurel. Flowering shrubs, on the other hand, appear even more impressive with this dark green frame and literally seem to glow. These perennials are particularly suitable for underplanting Prunus laurocerasus:
- Dwarf hostas
- fairy flowers
- Goldnettle
- Purple Bells
- Star Umbel
Planting cherry laurel with onion plants
The laurel cherry can also be wonderfully combined or planted with onion plants. Since the tree is present all year round and therefore also in spring with its foliage, it experiences a new lease of life with the colorful onion plants inspring Both blue, violet, yellow, red and white onion plants are for the Underplanting of visual value. The only important thing is that they stay small. Well suited are:
- Wild Tulips
- Bluestars
- Mini Daffodils
- Grape Hyacinths
- Winterlings
- Snowdrops
- Lily of the valley
Planting cherry laurel with grasses
We particularly recommend underplanting withwintergreen to evergreen grassesLike the cherry laurel, they can be seen all year round and the planting never becomes dreary. However, focus on shade-tolerant grasses that can handle temporary drought. How about one of the following grasses?
- Forest Marbel
- White edge Japanese sedge
- Gold-rimmed Japanese sedge
- Bearskin Fescue
- Blue Fescue
Planting cherry laurel in the pot
A cherry laurel in a pot is best planted withground cover plants. Acarpet-like growth that tends to hang over the pot would be ideal to nicely round off the overall picture. In addition, the ground cover plants should have no problem with distress in the pot. Ideally, choose delicate, densely growing and flowering plants such as:
- Upholstered phlox
- Small Periwinkle
- Ivy
- Andean Cushions
- hornwort
- Dwarf Bellflower
- Blood Cranesbill
Tip
Not only for underplanting, but also as underplanting
You can't just plant cherry laurel under plants. It is also often used to underplant other plants such as taller shrubs and trees. Since he likes to be in partial shade or even shade, he has no problems with plants above him.
