Wax Myrtle : Morella californica
$12.00
Plant type: evergreen, perennial, large shrub
Height: 10 - 30'
Light: full to part sun
Soil: moist to dry
Growth rate: fast
PPL: no
Keeps up with the ornamentals; showy berries and dense, shiny evergreen foliage. Great replacement for the ever-prevalent and non-native laurel species.
The fruit is eaten in small quantities by warblers and many other birds.
Easy to hedge when established.