Myrica cerifera 'Emperor'Southern Wax Myrtle
Southern wax myrtle is one of the hardest-working native evergreens of the Southeast, and 'Emperor' is a nursery selection of that adaptable shrub. Fast-growing and densely branched, wax myrtle forms a large evergreen shrub or a small multi-trunked tree, clothed in narrow, olive-green leaves that release a clean, spicy, bayberry scent when crushed. The plant thrives where many shrubs fail, from wet ground to dry sand, in sun or shade, on the coast or inland.
- Hardiness
- Zones 7–9
- Light
- Full Sun / Part Shade
- Height
- 10–20 ft.
- Spread
- 8–15 ft.
- Plant type
- Shrub
- Traditional use
- digestive health, respiratory support, topical applications
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