Common Myrtle (Myrtus communis)
The Common Myrtle is a bushy shrub with aromatically fragrant white flowers.
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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.