Description
Common Name: Southern Wax Myrtle
Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera
Light Exposure: Full Sun – Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry – Moist
Mature Height: 20 ft.
Mature Width: 8 – 10 ft.
Pot Size: 3 gallon
Price : $20.00
Myrica cerifera | Wax Myrtle
$20.00
Wax myrtle is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or tree in the bayberry family (Myricaceae) that may grow 20 to 25 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide, but usually is much shorter. Native to the United States from New Jersey to Central America and the Caribbean, it is winter hardy to USDA Zones 7 through 10 but only semi-evergreen in the northern zones.
Wax myrtle is easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to dappled or partial shade. It even grows in the elusive dry shade. It does best when initially grown with constant moisture, but once established in the landscape it will grow in a wide range of soil conditions ranging from wet swampy areas to dry xeric uplands. It is tolerant of high winds, sterile soil and salt spray and may be grown in seaside areas.
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