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Southern wax myrtle berries, by Sue Lannon. Botanical name: Morella (Myrica) cerifera. Common name: Southern wax myrtle, bayberry. Family name: Myricaceae (Wax Myrtle Family) Native range: Southeastern North America. Location in Duke Gardens: Blomquist Garden of Native Plants, Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7-11.
It is an interesting plant for grouping in the corner of a large herb, native, winter, children’s, butterfly or pollinator garden. It is also a good selection for stream or pond margins where periodic flooding or drought may occur or on a bank for erosion control.
20 lis 2016 · Get advice for how to plant and care for Southern Wax Myrtle from the experts at Wilson Bros Gardens
Type of Plant: Perennial, Tree/Shrub, Vegetable or fruit. Southern wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Sue Lannon. More Plant Highlights.
7 lut 2019 · Southern Waxmyrtle is very tough and easily grown and can tolerate a variety of landscape settings from full sun to partial shade, wet swamplands or high, dry and alkaline areas.
1 maj 2023 · Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is a small, broadleaf evergreen shrub that makes an excellent addition to almost any landscape. In the South they're popular grown as hedges, but these attractive trees can also be used as specimens. Read here about growing tips for wax myrtle trees and shrubs.
Easy to grow and easy to care for, Southern Wax Myrtle is valued for its showy berries and dense, shiny, evergreen foliage. Very versatile, it is a popular choice for screens, hedges, shrub borders, erosion control along stream banks, or wetland gardens.
