Myrtus
Family: Myrtaceae.
This plant is available in our online store!
Myrtus communis microphylla Common name(s): Myrtle ...
Myrtus communis (True Myrtle) - This is a medium to large evergreen shrub that can reach up to 12 feet tall and wide but is usually kept smaller with pruning. It has attractive, small glossy green leaves and produces white, fragrant flowers in summer.
Myrtus communis
( Greek Myrtle )
An evergreen, upright shrub grown for its fragrant foliage and ability to withstand clipping. A perfect plant for a topiary or hedge.
Myrtus communis or True Myrtle is an evergreen shrub or small tree with dense foliage. The 2-inch lanceolate leaves are strongly scented when crushed. Myrtles have been cultivated for centuries and their native habitat is unknown.
Myrtus communis 'Boetica'
Twisted myrtle
Myrtaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.
Myrtus communis" src="/photos/Myrtus_communis_9.jpg" onmousedown=noPicClik(event) onmouseup=noPicClik(event)
Common Names
Click on the language to view common names.
Common Names in Albanian: ...
Myrtus communis. Common myrtle. Mediterranean, Iraq
MYRTACEAE (Myrtle family) ...
Lophomyrtus obcordata forms a shrub, or small tree, up to 16 ft (5 m) high. The leaves are heart-shaped, 0.2-0.4 in (5-10 mm) long. The small, white flowers are 0.25 in (6 mm) in diameter.
For more information 30K
Home
NZ Plants K NZ Plants M ...
All these names relate to Old Greek myrtos [μ"ρ"ος] or myrsine [μυρσ-ν-] and were typically transmitted via Latin myrtus. The Greek term entered the language probably as a Semitic loan; see also nutmeg.
Myrtus - Myrtles
Myrtus communis - Common Myrtle
Psidium - Guavas
Psidium friedrichsthalium - Costa Rica Guava; Casa Guava
Psidium galapageium - Galapagos Guava
Psidium guajava - Apple Guava; Common Guava ...
Myrtus communis 'Compacta'
Dense deep green glossy foliage on an upright to rounded evergreen shrub that lends itself to shaping into topiary forms.
Light: Sun to light shade.
= Myrtus Luma auct.
MYRTACEÆ; Myrtle Family
The original or "true" myrtle, Myrtus communis L., named from the ancient Greek myrtos, is a Mediterranean shrub or small tree, famous for its uplifting aromatic qualities.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosus - downy rose myrtle - Non-Native
Rhynchospora cephalantha - bunched beakrush
Rhynchospora inundata - inundated beakrush ...
Myrtle (Myrtus) - In southern and coast counties the Myrtle is hardy enough to be planted as a bush, for if its shoots are killed by frosts it often recovers the following season.
Subject : Neomyrtus
Links
To add a link to another website with useful info add the details here ...
RHODOMYRTUS TOMENTOSA - Downy Rosemyrtle
This excellent ornamental flowering shrub from tropical Asia can sustain slight freezes. It likes acid soil and a low water salinity. Fruit is round, small grape-size, greenish-purple and sweet.
Arrayn - Myrtus communis
Arrayn bastardo - Myrica gale
Arrayn brabntico - Myrica gale
Arrayn de los pantanos - Myrica gale
Arrayn salvaje - Ruscus aculeatus
Arrebolera - Mirabilis jalapa
Arroyuela - Lythrum salicaria
Arroz - Oryza sativa ...
downy rose myrtle Rhodomyrtus tomentosus
downy wood fern Thelypteris parasitica
dwarf plantain Plantago australis
Dyer's greenweed, wood waxen, Dyer's broom Genista tinctoria
Dyer's woad Isatis tinctoria
earleaf acacia Acacia auriculiformis ...
The true myrtle genus (Myrtus) is predominantly of the American tropics, but the classical myrtle (M. communis) is native to the Mediterranean area.
True Myrtle (Myrtus communis)
True Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus sativa)
Truehedge Columnberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Erecta')
Truffle Oak (Quercus robur)
Trumpet Gentian (Gentiana acaulis)
Trumpet Lily (Lilium 'Pink Perfection') ...
Myrtus communis (True Myrtle, Common Myrtle, Roman Myrtle)
Myrtus communis 'Boetica' (Twisted myrtle)
Pimenta dioica (Allspice, Pimento, Jamaica pepper)
Pimenta racemosa (West Indian Bay Tree, Bay Rum Tree)
Psidium cattleianum (Strawberry Guava) ...
Myrtle Myrtus communis has white flowers in August and fragrant foliage.
Ivy Hedera canariensis ‘Gloire de Marengo' has large leaves with silvery-white variegation. ‘Goldheart' has small green leaves with bright gold centres.
Myrtus communis are propagated by cuttings of partially ripened wood with a bottom temperature of 70C and by seed in spring.
These plants are sometimes listed or placed in Eugenia, Myrceugenella, or Myrtus.
Luma: native Chilean name.
Luma apiculata (syn. Myrtus luma) [Arrayan, Palo Colorado] Common Name List ...
Eugenia cumini (L.) DruceMyrtus cumini L.
Common Names
black plum, Damson plum, Duhat plum, jaman, jambolan, jambolan plum, jambul, Java plum, Javan plum, Malabar plum, Portuguese plum ...
Mock Orange (Philadelphus)
Myrtus - Can be pruned to shape, or cut back hard in early growing season, or later in year, but not after mid August.
N/
Nandina ...
Features
Myrtle holly is named for the resemblance of its leaves to true myrtle (Myrtus communis), a native of the Mediterranean region. There are over 400 species of hollies in the world, with about 20 species occurring in eastern North America.
Goes well with: Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud', Buddleja davidii 'Peace', Choisya ternata, Myrtus communis, Saxifraga x urbium, Galanthus nivalis.
Similar Plants:
Japanese Quince
Chaenomeles x superba 'Pink Lady' ...
Fossils identified as Eucalyptus, possibly of the relatively widespread subgenus Symphyomyrtus, have recently been found in Argentinian Patagonia in early Eocene deposits of ca 51.9 million years old (Wilf et al. 2010; esp. Gandolfo et al. 2011).
Eugenia macrosepala, Syzygium bracteatum, Myrtus bracteata
Myrtaceae
Roxburgh's Cherry ...
in the entire condition, though the ground article for household consumption as a spice is subject to the same adulteration as other similar substances, it is sometimes adulterated with the larger and less aromatic berries of the Mexican Myrtus ...
It has small pink, white or purple flowers, but is often displayed in winter to show off its trunk and branch structure. It gets its common name from its crepe-like, crinkled petals, and the resemblance of its leves to the true myrtle, Myrtus ...
 See also: Myrtle, Hibiscus, Guava, Mango, Guinea
  
|
RSS
