Prunus laurocerasus ~ Cherry Laurel tolerates-poor-soil Autumn Gold Willow-Leaved Sunflower is

Autumn Gold Willow-Leaved Sunflower is a mounding perennial with narrow dark green foliage and short stems giving a shrub like appearance

though Beech scale is an occasional problem

(3) peganum

(5) Shuvaev

Eleanor Taber Indian Hawthorne is a compact reblooming evergreen shrub with a rounded habit

Prunus laurocerasus ~ Cherry Laurel tolerates-poor-soil Autumn Gold Willow-Leaved Sunflower isCherry Laurel is a large evergreen shrub or small tree with a dense spreading habit and lush aromatic foliage that smells like cherries when bruised. Upright panicle clusters of extremely fragrant creamy white flowers bloom in spring and are followed by small black drupes in summer. In warmer climates, flowers best in part sun and rich moist well drained soils. Tolerates urban conditions and poor soil. NOTE: All parts are highly toxic if ingested