Wax Myrtle

There is a natural dwarf form that is associated with xeric uplands.  I makes a nice, low-growing shrub in casual gardens.



Good as a background or hedge plant that also attracts wildlife. Rain gardens or bioswales.

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.



Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).

It is flammable, so plant away from buildings in fire-prone areas. It fixes nitrogen with its roots like a legume, so it tolerates poor soils.

Good wildlife cover.

Seeds eaten by birds.

Wet-dry sites. Upland mixed forest, floodplains, wetland edges, cutthroat seeps, old fields, scrub, fencerows

• Hurricane wind resistance
• Larval host for banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) and red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)butterflies.