Half Standard Myrtle

This Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina or small leaved myrtle is an elegant plant which can be kept in a cool conservatory during winter and moved outside to a sunny patio during the warmer months. It has deliciously scented, pink-tinted cream flowers in summer and glossy dark green leaves which remain on the plant all through the year. It has been trained into a half standard shape with a clear, straight 60cm stem and a 30cm rounded ball of foliage on top. It comes in a 5lt pot.Position: full sunSoil: fertile, moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: July to August Flower colour: pink-tinted cream flowersHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)Garden care: Protect from cold, drying winds. Apply a 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant in early spring. Remove any unwanted growth in late springGoes well with: Sarcococca confusa, Lavandula x intermedia 'Dutch Group', Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessop's Upright', Petrovskia atriplicifolia, Iris reticulata, Clematis viticella 'Purpurea Plena Elegans'
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