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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.
Further Reading....
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Evergreen
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Full sun - shelter from cold, drying winds. -
Additional Features - 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. -
Pests & Diseases - trouble free. -
Place of origin - Mediterranean. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Scented Plants - Scented flowers
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Scented foliage
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil
Myrtus - Growing Guide
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MYRTUS communis subsp. tarentina >
Commonly known as: Tarentum myrtle.
A compact rounded bush with needle-like leaves and creamy-white scented flower
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
