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The Southern Wax Myrtle is an ornamental beauty featuring aromatic, olive green foliage and a round growth habit, so they are ideal for use as a privacy hedge. If you are looking for an attractive, care free shrub, then look no further than this North American native. Myrica cerifera is heat and drought tolerant and even grows in poor soil.
Wax Myrtle Myrica Cerifera 7G. A versatile, fast growing native tree growing up to 25′ high and 10′ wide. Once established, this tree is suitable for most soil conditions from wet, soggy soil to to dry areas. Produces small bluish berries in clusters that last through the winter months.
Southern Wax Myrtle - 3 Gallon Pot. Myrica cerifera, commonly called Southern Wax Myrtle or Southern Bayberry, is a fast growing evergreen shrub or small tree with a very attractive natural shape and look. It is native to the southeastern U.S. from New Jersey to Florida through the Gulf States to Oklahoma and Texas and further south into Mexico ...
Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera. Common Name: Southern Wax Myrtle. Features: Evergreen, Fragrant Foliage, Salt Tolerant, Native to North America. Attracts: Attracts Butterflies, Birds. Resists: Resists Deer, Rabbits. Bloom Time: Grown for Foliage. Light Requirements: Full Sun -Partial Sun.
Wax Myrtle, scientifically know as Myrica cerifera, are North American native evergreen shrubs that are ideal for use as natural hedges or privacy screens. Lower branches can be removed to form very attractive small trees. Highly adaptable to moist or dry soils and full sun or part shade.
Considered the southern bayberry, this native broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree can grow 20-25' tall and 8-10' wide but is usually much shorter. When new growth develops in the spring, the rich bayberry scent is most prominent.
Hardiness Zone: 6. Other Names: Southern Bayberry. Description: 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.
