Common Myrtle (Myrtus communis)

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  Appearance

  The Common Myrtle is a bushy shrub with aromatically fragrant white flowers.

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  Leaves

  Evergreen, lanceolate leaves. Length: 1 to 5 cm. Colour: dark green.

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  Leaf upperside

  Evergreen, lanceolate leaves. Length: 1 to 5 cm. Colour: dark green.

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  Leaf underside

  Evergreen, lanceolate leaves. Length: 1 to 5 cm. Colour: dark green.

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  Flowers

  Flowering period: V to VIII. Aromatically fragrant white flowers, approx. 2 cm in diameter.

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  Fruits

  Roundish or ovate berries, approx. 1 cm long, dark blue or black in colour. Sweet and pleasant-tasting. With calyx.

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  Bark

Application

Open country, open fields, public areas, parks, kitchen gardens, front gardens, container plants

Native regions

Mediterranean regions, Turkey, Canary Islands

Location parameters

Light: full sun to slightly sunny; soil: slightly dry to moist; soil structure: loose to airy; soil depth: medium to very deep; humus concentration: medium to high, pH value: moderately acid to slightly alkaline; nutrient concentration: normal to high; soil: slightly dry to moist.

Demands

Urban climate: resistant; does not tolerate stagnant moisture and compaction.

Hardiness

down to -10 C°

Growth

Height of growth: 1 to 5 m. Spread: 3 to 4 m. Loosely growing, usually multi-stem shrub with normal growth potential.

Leaves

Evergreen, lanceolate leaves. Length: 1 to 5 cm. Colour: dark green.

Flowers

Flowering period: V to VIII. Aromatically fragrant white flowers, approx. 2 cm in diameter.

Fruits

Roundish or ovate berries, approx. 1 cm long, dark blue or black in colour. Sweet and pleasant-tasting. With calyx.