WHY PLANT IT: Though it is a cousin of a larger, more aggressive English laurel, it is well-behaved. It does not flower or set seed.

Great Plant Pick: Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon,’ dwarf English laurel Plant “Mount Vernon” as a low informal bed border or small hedge, or as a groundcover under trees and large ...

Speaking of mountain laurel, the name laurel is perhaps used for more different types of plants than any other. In fact, “laurel” can refer to as many as 40 different plants.

As with many plants, the common names here can be confusing. English laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, is also called cherry laurel in some references and is not native.