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  • 5g Southern Wax Myrtle
  • 5g Southern Wax Myrtle
  • 5g Southern Wax Myrtle
 

5g Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera

Retail:
$25.50

Grows 5-10' ht & sp 

Wax Myrtle is a medium-growing, upright, broadleaf shrub. It has glossy olive-green leaves which release a citrus smell when crushed. Produces small gray wax-covered fruit. Wax myrtle is a tough and easy-to-grow plant that thrives in many soil conditions. This plant can be used as a screen, near the coast, or in a natural garden. 

Photo Credit:  The Plant Firm & NC State Extension

  • Deer Resistant, Low Maintenance, Fragrant, East Coast Native,
  • Hardy in zones 7b - 11
  • Full Sun, Part Shade,