What is the myrtle shrub?
shrubs are short wooden plants without a single trunk. Myrtle Shrub refers to several different and unrelated plants that are either shrub or have a shrub version. One of them is a group of evergreen shrubs from the family Myrtus , those plants that could be called "myrtle own". The second is Crape Myrtle, a deciduous tree or in its dwarf version of the bush of the genus Lagerstromia . The third type of myrtle shrub is the wax myrt, the bush of the family Myric
The first type of myrtle shrub, the family myrtle , come from the Mediterranean. It grows to a height of 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m) with a diameter of 4-5 feet (1.2–1.5 m). This shrub produces fragrant white flowers and dark purple berries and can be grown in full sun or partial shadow. This type of myrtle shrub can be grown as a container plant that is used for formal hedges, is used to plant a foundation or cropped into topiar shapes.
Crape myrtle or crapYou "Myrtle. This is understandable because his common name seems to come from the similarity of his twisted flower petals to the material called crepe .
Most species of Myrtle Crape are originally from Asia, but the common crack myrtle was brought to the southern United States in 1747. Through extensive planting it became one of the most cultivated flowering plants in the south and earned the nickname "Lilac in the south". In 1997, Texas chose Crape Myrtle for his state shrub. Given that some varieties of myrtle to the neck can grow to a height of 40 feet (12 m), it is important to choose a dwarf variety if the shrub is required rather than a tree.
Shrub Wax Myrtle, also written Wax-Mortle, is also called "Common Wax-myrtle" or "Southern Bayberry". In fact, Southern Bayberry is another kind of sameAbout the family, distinguished by wider leaves. The town of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is named for the wax myrtle, as well as the Myrtle Warbler
Wax Myrtle is originally from the United States. Starting with colonial time, the berries covered with wax were cooked and the wax used for the production of candles. Crushed leaves of the plant are used as repeling insects.