Description
Mount Vernon English Laurel – Low, Lush Evergreen Groundcover 🌿
Botanical Name: Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’
If you need a tough, glossy evergreen that hugs the ground and fills in beautifully, ‘Mount Vernon’ is your answer. This dwarf English laurel spreads wide to create a dense, polished carpet of deep green foliage — perfect for finishing off shady spaces.
✨ Why You’ll Love It
🌿 Low & Spreading – Grows just 1–2 ft tall but spreads 5–8 ft wide.
🌑 Evergreen Coverage – Shiny dark green leaves provide year-round structure.
💪 Rugged & Reliable – Handles poor urban soils, dry shade, pollution, and even road salt.
✂️ Shear-Friendly – Takes pruning well for clean edges and defined spaces.
🏡 Clean, Finished Look – Stunning when planted en masse under trees or along driveways.
🌱 Plant Details
USDA Zones: 6–9
Light: Full sun, partial sun, partial shade, filtered sun, to full shade
Water: Water when the top 2 inches of soil are dry
Growth Rate: Slow
Habit: Spreading groundcover
Foliage: Dark green, evergreen
Spring Bloom: White flowers
🌳 Design Ideas
Plant beneath tall trees with high canopies, along driveways, in mixed borders with taller shrubs, or as a wide, weed-suppressing groundcover. Its unique spreading habit makes it ideal for areas where you want lush coverage without height.
‘Mount Vernon’ offers the durability of classic English laurel in a compact, ground-hugging form — easy care, polished, and dependable all year long. 🌿✨
