Myrtle Southern Wax

Select a male and female plant to produce the ornamental waxy-blue berries, that are a high energy food source for birds; tolerant of wet or dry, infertile soil; aromatic foliage repels insects, and is used to make candles; a great hedge or screen

Other Names: Southern Bayberry

• Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera
  
• Sun requirements: full sun-full sun
• Growth Rate: fast
• Mature Height: 15 feet Mature width: 10 feet
• Preferred soil moisture: average to wet
• Cold Hardiness: 6b
• Nice Fall color
• subtle chartreuse flowers from late winter to early spring

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