Common Myrtle. An evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves margined creamy white and pretty, fragrant, white flowers with conspicuous white stamens followed by purple-black berries. Max Height 3m. Max Spread 3m. Flowers July to August. Fruits August. Full sun. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Myrtus communis ‘Variegata’
An evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves margined creamy white and pretty, fragrant, white flowers with conspicuous white stamens followed by purple-black berries.
Additional information
| Generic | Myrtus |
|---|---|
| Species | communis |
| Varietry | 'Variegata' |
| Common Name | Common Myrtle |
| Flower Colour | white |
| Soil | Fertile |
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Height | 3m |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Spread | 3m |
| Growth Speed | |
| Growth Habit | Upright |
| Fragrance | TRUE |
| Foliage Colour | green, white |
| Flowers From | July, August |
| Colour Fruit | purple, black |
| Fruits When | August |
| Moisture | Moist, Well drained |
| Protection | Shelter from cold drying winds |
| Hardiness | Frost hardy |
| Planting | Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser |
| Care | Keep moist in first year |
| Border | Border, Warm wall |
| Toxicity | |
| Pruning | |
| Pruning Time | |
| Pests and diseases | |
| Maintenance | |
| Propagation |
Related products
Abutilon ‘Savitzii’
An erect to spreading evergreen shrub with green leaves. Bearing bell-shaped pendent red flowers.
Abelia chinensis
A deciduous spreading shrub with funnel-shaped white flowers.
Abutilon vitifolium var. album
A large deciduous shrub with grey-felted stems. Grey-hairy leaves, white saucer shaped flowers on long stalks.
Abutilon megapotamicum ‘Variegatum’
A semi-evergreen shrub with arching stems of mottled yellow leaves. Pendent bell-shaped flowers of red and yellow.
Abutilon vitifolium
A large deciduous shrub with grey-felted shoots. Grey-hairy leaves, flowers. pendent. saucer-shaped purple-blue on long stalks.
Abelia ‘Edward Goucher’
A semi-evergreen arching shrub with delicate lilac-pink flowers in summer.
Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum
A deciduous shrub with dark green leaves turning purple in Autumn. With racemes of small fragrant rose pink tinged flowers early spring.
Abelia schumannii
An arching deciduous shrub with funnel shaped lilac pink flowers with orange markings.