Description

Creamy-white flowers cover this dense evergreen shrub in summer, followed by blue-black berries; pleasantly aromatic leaves; this attractive, dense shrub is easily sheared to any size or shape

Landscape Attributes

Myrtle is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Myrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Myrtle will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.