Myrtle, any of the evergreen shrubs in the genus?Myrtus,?belonging to the family?Myrtaceae.?The plant's dark green leaves are small and leathery.?The cinnamon-colored bark peels and becomes furrowed with age, as the trunk thickens slowly.?While it naturally has a bushy habit, the common myrtle can be trained as a low-mounding spreading shrub, an upright small tall tree, or a tiny bonsai. Best used as an indoor/outdoor plant seasonally or year-long indoors on a sunny windowsill.
- Light - plenty of bright, direct sunlight
- Watering - water well and allow to dry?only partially
- Soil - well drained all purpose soil
Images are used for general reference?only. The size, shape and bloom state of each plant will vary. This plant is trained to have an exposed stem and branched arbor.
