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Dwarf Myrtle

SKU:
MYRTCC
$14.99 - $39.99
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SKU:
MYRTCC
Weight:
18.00 LBS
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_description-height:
24 inches (3 feet with the flowers)
_description-width:
3 feet
_description-light:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
_product-card-text:
Myrtus communis 'Compacta'
Attracts:
Birds, Pollinators, Butterflies
Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Evergreen or Deciduous:
Evergreen
Genus Name:
Myrtus
Family Name:
Myrtle
Flower Color:
Yellow
Foliage Color:
Green
Growth Rate:
Slow
Hardiness Zone:
7b
Landscape Uses:
Massing, Edging, Garden, Groundcover, Topiary, Container
Mature Height:
24 inches (3 feet with the flowers)
Mature Width:
3 feet
Prune Time:
Prune After Flowering
Light Needs:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water Needs:
Average to Moist
_callout-4|Light Needs:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
_callout-25|Foliage Color:
Green
_callout-26|Flower Color:
Yellow
_callout-27|Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
_callout-28|Attracts:
Birds, Pollinators, Butterflies
_callout-12|Deer Resistant:
Yes
_callout-17|Landscape Uses:
Massing, Edging, Garden, Groundcover, Topiary, Container

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Product Overview

Myrtus communis 'Compacta'
Abundant creamy-white flowers cover this dense evergreen shrub in springtime; pleasant aromatic leaves; long, erect branches and a rounded shape make this a good choice for a hedge

Dwarf Myrtle is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Dwarf Myrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications:

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Topiary
  • Container Planting

Features

Dwarf Myrtle features showy fragrant creamy white flowers along the branches in mid spring. It has attractive dark green foliage. The small fragrant pointy leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter. It produces navy blue berries in late summer.

Planting & Growing

Dwarf Myrtle will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Dwarf Myrtle makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

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