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Shrub
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Fast-growing native evergreen for privacy screens, with aromatic leaves. Dwarf selections stay much smaller.
Recommended uses
- Screens
- Hedges
- Plant type
- Evergreen shrub
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Low
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Mature width
- 10–15 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High