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    MYRTUS
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    MYRTUS

    Commonly known as 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.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for their aromatic leaves and fragrant flowers. Require long, hot summers to produce flowers and fruits.
    • Medicinal properties
      Long regarded as beneficial for sinus infections.
    • Place of origin
      Mediterranean.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Scented flowers
    • Scented foliage
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice

    Varieties
    MYRTUS communis
    Common myrtle
    Pure white scented flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    MYRTUS communis subsp. tarentina
    A compact rounded bush with needle-like leaves and creamy-white scented flower
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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