Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) Gift As an excellent nectar source

As an excellent nectar source

plant it with at least 3–4 feet of spacing

plants should be spaced 36-60 inches apart to allow for proper airflow and development

Although it is not drought-tolerant

Many styles to choose from

Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) Gift As an excellent nectar sourceWax Myrtle (Morella cerifera) is an erect, multi trunked evergreen understory shrub. Found along the Coastal Plain from southern New Jersey to Florida and west along the Gulf Coastal Plain to eastern Texas and southeast Oklahoma, Wax Myrtle is an early successional species that is highly adaptable to a range of conditions: it can be found growing in fresh to slightly brackish banks and shores; pine flatwoods; marshes; wet prairies; hammocks; swamps;