Dwarf wax myrtles have become a staple in many landscapes due to dwarf wax myrtle’s adaptability to full sun or bright shade, including boggy to dry, and aromatic, soft, evergreen foliage. They are valued for their 5- to 6-foot height and spread. Continue reading, and you will learn how to care for dwarf wax myrtle and the differences between wax myrtle and dwarf myrtle.
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Why Don’s Dwarf Wax Myrtles?
One of the strongest evergreen shrubs available, Don’s Dwarf Wax Myrtle is resistant to salt damage, disease, and drought. As a dwarf grower, it also has a full, dense habit that makes it perfect for hedging or growing as a focal specimen plant.
That demonstrates its adaptability and versatility. Therefore, whether you plant it as a shrub along borders or a small tree in your Homescape, it shines with its smaller olive-green leaves and eye-catching volume; no specific soil is needed because it adapts so well to any type. Another advantage is the pleasing scent that is released when the leaves are crushed.
How to Grow Dwarf Wax Myrtle
valued for its 3 to 4 foot (.9 to 1 m) tall, aromatic, evergreen foliage and its.) manageable height, growing dwarf myrtle is also adaptable to full sun or partial shade in a wide range of soils from boggy to arid. The delicate, wispy foliage of dwarf wax myrtles makes a lovely hedge when pruned, or it can be limbed up into a lovely specimen plant. A thicket or dense colony of plants that are beneficial for controlling erosion is produced by the stoloniferous root system or spreading habitat of dwarf wax myrtle (through underground runners). As part of caring for dwarf myrtles, this thicket-like growth can be controlled by pruning the plant to limit its spread. The dwarf wax myrtle has heavily resin-dotted leaves that are two-toned in color, with a dark green upper surface and a brownish olive underside.
How to Care Dwarf Myrtle Plant?
Due to the plant’s high adaptability to a variety of conditions, dwarf myrtle plant care is relatively simple when grown in the appropriate USDA zone. The cold, especially freezing winds, can cause leaf drops or severely browned leaves on dwarf wax myrtles. Under the weight of ice or snow, branches also become brittle and may split or break. However, due to the plant’s high tolerance for salt spray, areas with a salt spray can support dwarf myrtle plant growth.
Difference Between Wax Myrtle and Dwarf Myrtle
Depending on who you ask, dwarf myrtle is regarded as just a diminutive form of its common sibling species, Morella Cerifera, also known as the common wax myrtle. The wax myrtle is sometimes referred to as Morella Cerifera and other times as Myrica cerifera because it appears that the genus Myrica was divided into Morella and Myrica. Wax myrtles typically grow to a height of 5 to 6 feet and have larger leaves than the dwarf variety.
Conclusion on Dwarf Wax Myrtle
Do you know more about dwarf wax myrtle? The delightful wax myrtle in tree form in a smaller size. The berries are light blue, and the leaves have a pleasant aroma. Makes a nice hedge.