Myrica pumila
Dwarf Waxmyrtle
The dwarf waxmyrtle native to frequently burned pinelands in the southern U.S. is also known as Myrica cerifera pumila or Myrica pusilla. It is a dense spreading evergreen shrub with small aromatic leaves that can form patches or colonies by underground runners. Female plants have small dark berries similar to those of the larger Waxmyrtle (Myrica cerifera). Woodlanders may have been one of the first nurseries to make this shrub available to the gardening public. It makes a good ornamental plant in sandy, well-drained, acid soil in a sunny location. Most botanists now consider Morella to be the proper name for the genus we are still calling Myrica.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 7?-9
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