MYRTUS
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MYRTUS
Commonly known as Common myrtle
See also LUMA and UGNI
A SACRED shrub in Greek mythology, one of the four sacred plants in Jewish liturgy and used throughout Europe in wedding bouquets, a slip from Queen Victoria's was propagated and sprigs are used in royal wedding bouquets today.
Wintered in tubs in orangeries in the 17th and 18th centuries they were brought into gardens in the summer. Sprigs used in Mediterranean cookery to flavour meats.
Genus of one species of evergreen shrub from woodland margins and scrub in the Mediterranean.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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BerriesThese plants have berries.
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Good to know
Wildlife plant - insects. -
Pests & Diseases
Trouble free. -
Place of origin
Mediterranean. -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Evergreen
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Frost hardy (down to -5)
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Silver variegated
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Height
1.5m (5ft) -
Spread
1.5m (5ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Hardy - average winter
Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Scented foliage
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Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Full sun
Shelter from cold, drying winds. -
Mature Size1.5m (5ft)
1.5m (5ft)
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Myrtus - Growing Guide
