Question: I need help identifying between a southern wax myrtle and a dwarf wax myrtle. I am after the bigger type and think my landscaper accidently put in dwarfs. How can I tell? I had 8 put in ...

But due to a potential height of 20 feet, wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) isn’t particularly versatile. That’s where dwarf wax myrtle comes in. Just 4 to 6 feet tall, this sturdy, densely leaved ...

Its grayish white, wax-coated fruits are valued by birds and candlemakers. The dwarf wax myrtle (Myrtus communis) is a smaller variety of its sister species. It is native to the pine-hardwoods in ...

In Virginia, you see wax myrtle growing naturally in pine woods, swamps and bogs, even roadside ditches. For home gardens, there is a smaller hybrid called Don’s Dwarf that grows 4 to 6 feet ...

The leaves have a spicy, pleasant smell when crushed. Wax myrtle likes wetter soils and would do well in a low area. The dwarf wax myrtle, M. pumila, grows to a height of about 4 feet and can make ...

also favor wax myrtles as nesting sites. Established plants require no fertilization, irrigation or pest control and, depending on usage, minimal pruning. A dwarf variety that grows just 3 feet ...

Wax myrtle is aromatic with olive green leaves ... The cultivar 'Pumila' is a dwarf form, less than three feet high. Myrica pensylvanica, Northern Bayberry, is a more cold-hardy species and ...

This year is particularly exciting for the wax myrtle family, because a dwarf version is coming to local garden centers, including Smithfield Gardens in Suffolk (238-2511) and Countryside Gardens ...