Laurus nobilis is the botanical name for the European species of laurel. Here in America we also grow our own native species of mountain laurel and also a laurel- magnolia we call sweet-bay.

Laurus nobilis, known as bay, laurel bay or sweet bay, is easy to grow as a culinary/medicinal herb and a good landscape plant.(Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) Bringing your potted bay plant ...

Bay trees, also known as Laurus nobilis, are versatile shrubs or small trees renowned for their aromatic, dark-green leaves ...

Bay leaves, also known as Laurus nobilis, have been used in traditional and complementary medicine practices for thousands of years. Most of these uses involve crumbled leaves, poultices of leaves ...