Bay Laurel
2 min readEvergreen tree producing aromatic bay leaves essential in soups and stews.
Quick Answer: How to Grow Bay Laurel
Bay Laurel takes 365-730 days to harvest. It grows best in 15–28°C with full sun to partial shade and moderate watering. Bay Laurel is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.
Growing Requirements
Temperature Range
Growing Tips
Expert Tips
Slow-growing -- excellent container plant. Harvest leaves year-round. Dry for stronger flavor.
Quick Facts
- Grows in 350 of 350 cities
- Available in 7 regions worldwide
- Temperature range: -5°C to 35°C
- Optimal growing: 15°C to 28°C
- Harvest in 365-730 days
Did You Know?
- 🌱 Bay Laurel is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
- 🌱 Bay Laurel loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
Where to Grow Bay Laurel
Bay Laurel can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide
Europe
80 cities
Asia
79 cities
North America
78 cities
Africa
39 cities
South America
39 cities
Oceania
19 cities
Middle East
16 cities
🌍 Europe (80 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarhus, DK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Amsterdam, NL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Ankara, TR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Antalya, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Athens, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Barcelona, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bari, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Belgrade, RS | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bergen, NO | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Berlin, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bilbao, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Bologna, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bordeaux, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bratislava, SK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Brussels, BE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Bucharest, RO | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Budapest, HU | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Catania, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cologne, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Copenhagen, DK | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Corfu, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cork, IE | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dublin, IE | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dubrovnik, HR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Edinburgh, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Florence, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Frankfurt, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Gdansk, PL | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Genoa, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Glasgow, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gothenburg, SE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hamburg, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Helsinki, FI | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Heraklion, GR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Istanbul, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Izmir, TR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Krakow, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kyiv, UA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Limassol, CY | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lisbon, PT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ljubljana, SI | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| London, GB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Lyon, FR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madrid, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Malaga, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Marseille, FR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Milan, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Munich, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Naples, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nice, FR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nicosia, CY | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Oslo, NO | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Palermo, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Paris, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Porto, PT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Poznan, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Prague, CZ | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Reykjavik, IS | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Riga, LV | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Rome, IT | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seville, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sofia, BG | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Split, HR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Stockholm, SE | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Strasbourg, FR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Stuttgart, DE | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tallinn, EE | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Thessaloniki, GR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tirana, AL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Toulouse, FR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Turin, IT | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Turku, FI | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Valencia, ES | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Valletta, MT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verona, IT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Vienna, AT | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Vilnius, LT | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Warsaw, PL | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zagreb, HR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Zurich, CH | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
🌏 Asia (79 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Almaty, KZ | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bali, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bandung, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangalore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bangkok, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beijing, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Busan, KR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Cebu, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chandigarh, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chengdu, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chennai, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chiang Mai, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chittagong, BD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chongqing, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Coimbatore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Colombo, LK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Da Nang, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dalian, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Davao, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delhi, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dhaka, BD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dharan, NP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fukuoka, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Galle, LK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guangzhou, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Hangzhou, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Hanoi, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harbin, CN | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Ho Chi Minh City, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hong Kong, HK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyderabad, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incheon, KR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Indore, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Islamabad, PK | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jaipur, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jakarta, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Jeju, KR | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Johor Bahru, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Karachi, PK | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kathmandu, NP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kochi, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kolkata, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuala Lumpur, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kunming, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kyoto, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lahore, PK | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Lucknow, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Manila, PH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mumbai, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nagoya, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nanjing, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Nha Trang, VN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Okinawa, JP | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Osaka, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pattaya, TH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Penang, MY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phnom Penh, KH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pune, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sapporo, JP | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Seoul, KR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Shanghai, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Shenzhen, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Siem Reap, KH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Singapore, SG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surabaya, ID | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surat, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Taipei, TW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tashkent, UZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tbilisi, GE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tokyo, JP | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ulaanbaatar, MN | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Varanasi, IN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vientiane, LA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visakhapatnam, IN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wuhan, CN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Xi'an, CN | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Xiamen, CN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Yangon, MM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 North America (78 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Anchorage, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Atlanta, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Austin, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baltimore, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Baton Rouge, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Boise, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Boston, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Bridgetown, BB | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buffalo, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Calgary, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cancun, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charleston, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Charlotte, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chattanooga, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Chicago, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Denver, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Des Moines, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Detroit, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Edmonton, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| El Paso, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Fargo, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fresno, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Guadalajara, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Halifax, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Hartford, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Havana, CU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Honolulu, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Houston, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jacksonville, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Kansas City, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Kingston, JM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knoxville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Las Vegas, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Little Rock, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Los Angeles, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Louisville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Lubbock, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Madison, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Memphis, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Mexico City, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Miami, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Milwaukee, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Minneapolis, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Monterrey, MX | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Montreal, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Nashville, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| New Orleans, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| New York, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Oaxaca, MX | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oklahoma City, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Omaha, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Ottawa, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Panama City, PA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phoenix, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pittsburgh, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Portland, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Puebla, MX | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quebec City, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Raleigh, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Richmond, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Sacramento, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| San Diego, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Francisco, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| San Jose, CR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santo Domingo, DO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saskatoon, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Savannah, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Seattle, US | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Spokane, US | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| St. Louis, US | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tampa, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Toronto, CA | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tucson, US | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vancouver, CA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Victoria, CA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Winnipeg, CA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌍 Africa (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan, CI | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accra, GH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Addis Ababa, ET | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Algiers, DZ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Antananarivo, MG | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Arusha, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bamako, ML | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bloemfontein, ZA | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cairo, EG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cape Town, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Casablanca, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Dakar, SN | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dar es Salaam, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Douala, CM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Durban, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Entebbe, UG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fez, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Freetown, SL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Harare, ZW | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Johannesburg, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Kampala, UG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kigali, RW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kinshasa, CD | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lagos, NG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Libreville, GA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lilongwe, MW | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lome, TG | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luanda, AO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lusaka, ZM | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Maputo, MZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Marrakech, MA | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mombasa, KE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nairobi, KE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ouagadougou, BF | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port Louis, MU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pretoria, ZA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Tunis, TN | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Windhoek, NA | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Zanzibar, TZ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
🌎 South America (39 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arequipa, PE | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Asuncion, PY | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Barranquilla, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Belem, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bogota, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brasilia, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Buenos Aires, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cali, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Campinas, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Caracas, VE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cartagena, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Concepcion, CL | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Cordoba, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Curitiba, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Cusco, PE | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Fortaleza, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Georgetown, GY | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goiania, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guayaquil, EC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| La Paz, BO | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Lima, PE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manaus, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medellin, CO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mendoza, AR | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Montevideo, UY | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Paramaribo, SR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Port of Spain, TT | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Porto Alegre, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Quito, EC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recife, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rio de Janeiro, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rosario, AR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Salvador, BR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santa Cruz, BO | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Santiago, CL | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Sao Paulo, BR | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Sucre, BO | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Trujillo, PE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Valparaiso, CL | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🌊 Oceania (19 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Alice Springs, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Auckland, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Brisbane, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Cairns, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canberra, AU | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Christchurch, NZ | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Darwin, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dunedin, NZ | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Gold Coast, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Hamilton, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Hobart, AU | medium | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Melbourne, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
| Noumea, NC | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Perth, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Suva, FJ | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sydney, AU | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | |
| Townsville, AU | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wellington, NZ | medium | | | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | |
🕌 Middle East (16 cities)
| City | Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, AE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Amman, JO | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Baghdad, IQ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Beirut, LB | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Doha, QA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dubai, AE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Erbil, IQ | medium | | | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Jeddah, SA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kuwait City, KW | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manama, BH | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Muscat, OM | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Riyadh, SA | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sana'a, YE | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tabriz, IR | medium | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | |
| Tehran, IR | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| Tel Aviv, IL | medium | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
When should I plant bay laurel in my city?
The best time to plant bay laurel depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 15°C and 28°C. Since bay laurel is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.
Can I grow bay laurel in winter?
Yes, bay laurel is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.
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When should I plant bay laurel?
The best time to plant bay laurel depends on your local climate. Bay Laurel grows best in temperatures between 15°C and 28°C (can tolerate -5°C to 35°C). Bay Laurel is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.
Can bay laurel grow in tropical climates?
Yes! Bay Laurel can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Bay Laurel requires full sun to partial shade and moderate watering.
How long does bay laurel take to grow?
Bay Laurel typically takes 365-730 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun to partial shade and moderate watering. Slow-growing -- excellent container plant. Harvest leaves year-round. Dry for stronger flavor.
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