ornamental shrub
Wax myrtle
A versatile southern native for screens and informal hedges.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 7a-11a
- Sun
- full, partial
- Soil
- loam, clay, sandy
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Privacy & screening, Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color, Low-maintenance natives
Harvest & Use
aromatic evergreen foliage year-round
Useful search phrase: wax myrtle.