Laurelia — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Laurelia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Laurelia novae-zelandiae
Laurelia novae-zelandiae
Family: Atherospermataceae
Cultivation
Laurelia novae-zelandiae is a plant of warm temperate to subtropical regions. It is not very cold-hardy, tolerating short periods with temperatures down to about -5°c. Succeeds in sun or semi-shade in any moderately fertile soil, including a limey soil, so long as it does not dry out in the growing season.
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Laurelia sempervirens
Laurelia sempervirens
Family: Atherospermataceae
Cultivation
Laurelia sempervirens is a tree of the sub-tropics and is not very hardy outside the milder regions of the temperate zone. It is said to tolerate temperatures down to about -5°c, though another report says that plants have withstood temperatures down to -11°c. It succeeds outdoors in the mildest areas of the UK, growing well and flowering regularly in Cornwall.
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