Shrub · Deer-resistant
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Also called: Southern Bayberry, Southern Wax Myrtle
A fast, dense, aromatic evergreen that makes an ideal privacy screen and fixes its own nitrogen. Waxy blue berries feed yellow-rumped warblers and other birds through winter.
Growing & care
Grows quickly into a screen or small multi-trunk tree. Takes sun to shade, wet to dry. Shears well; thin occasionally to show off the trunks.
Bloom season
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In bloom: Mar–Apr · Colors: green
Where to buy
Look for wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) at: native Texas nurseries, local garden centers.
Buying nursery-propagated natives — never collected from the wild — keeps
wild populations intact. Ask any seller where their stock comes from.
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