Tropicals, Woody > Cocculus > Cocculus laurifolius > Cocculus laurifolius
Cocculus laurifolius
Laurel-leaf Snailseed
Origin: South-east Asia.
| Family |
| Menispermaceae |
| Genus |
| Cocculus |
| Species |
| laurifolius |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-3.8)-4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 40 |
| Height |
| 6 - 9 m |
| Spread |
| 2.4 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Large shrub to small tree, evergreen, rounded to decurrent and weeping branches, luxuriant, and tropical. |
| Landscape |
| Background, large informal hedge, visual screen, foundation plant for larger buildings, nice small multiple-trunk tree with dense canopy, excellent for use around water. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to shade although becomes less dense in shade. Leaves 1/2 size in full sun, lighter green, and cupped. |
| Shape |
| Rounded to decurrent and weeping. |
| Pests |
| Foliar scale insects in tight landscape spaces with poor air circulation. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Young stems green, medium to coarse texture depending on use and plant size, mature bark is smooth and brown. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dark green leaves, alternate in arrangement, to 15 cm long, leaves have a unique three-vein structure, with one prominent vein in the middle and the other two close to the leaf edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Small yellow to green flowers, very small, in slender, erect panicles to 10 cm long, usually shorter at leaf axillary meristems in spring. |
| Fruit Description |
| Fruit is a very small black drupe (0.5 cm diameter). Plants are not reproductive (barren flowers) in shade. |
| Texture Description |
| Shiny green, with a dark and dense interior. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United State of America. Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By cuttings. |
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