Myrtus communis Tarentina| Common Myrtle - Shrub - Height 60-70cm - 10lt 5ft-6ft | 1.8m-2m capricious growing crown with oval

capricious growing crown with oval

evergreen shrub with purple to black branches

or along highways

semi-double flowers

deciduous tree of broad weeping

Myrtus communis Tarentina| Common Myrtle - Shrub - Height 60-70cm - 10lt 5ft-6ft | 1.8m-2m capricious growing crown with ovalMyrtus communis is a medium sized, round, neat and tidy, evergreen shrub with small, aromatic, ovate, glossy green leaves. Masses of fragrant, small, white flowers with yellow stamens bloom in mid spring and late summer. Flowers are followed by edible purplish black berries in autumn. Common Myrtle thrives in a moderately fertile, loamy, medium moisture, well drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Once established, it is resistant to drought.