Myrica cerifera is a small evergreen tree or large shrub native to north and central america and the caribbean.
45+ Southern Wax Myrtle Leaves. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 6a through 11, and are prized by home gardeners for their glossy evergreen leaves. Wax myrtle is an evergreen tree that may grow 20 to 25 feet tall, but usually is much shorter.
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It sees uses both in the garden and for candlemaking, as well as a medicinal plant. Wax flower plants come from the myrtle family and bloom (unlike many floral species) in late winter to early spring. The leaves of pacific wax myrtle are a bright, glossy green with black dots, pleasantly aromatic, pointed at the tip, with occasional teeth along the margins.
A wax myrtle tree my develop brown lesion on its leaves when infected with a leaf spot disease.
I have two southern wax myrtles and thought i would be getting the same but instead it is a pacific wax myrtle and there are differences in the two. Inconspicuous fragrant flowers borne in catkins appear in spring. Old engraved illustration of a southern wax myrtle showing berries. Check out our wax myrtle selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our craft supplies & tools shops.
