Variegated Myrtle Shrub

White flowers with golden stamens followed by blue black berries. Oval light green and cream variegated aromatic leaves.

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Variegated myrtle shrub

Myrtle any of the evergreen shrubs in the genus myrtus belonging to the family myrtaceae. Myrtus communis variegata has the same aromatic white flowers and fragrant foliage as the species but its leaves have creamy white margins. Height 2 3.

The prominent creamy white leaf edging makes this shrub a bright spot in the landscape and provides contrast to the small blue black berries. The dash of white brightens the landscape and provides a wonderful contrast to the ripening berries. One of the first varieties of crape myrtle to be introduced was the william toovey or rubra nana and is still common today.

Leaves have white margin. Creeping myrtle or vinca minor is a trailing flowering plant and is commonly grown as a groundcover in temperate regions. Use for edging and low formal hedges.

A hardy disease resistant small tree variety of crape myrtle is the commanche which produces coral pink flowers and has light brown bark. Variegated myrtle eventually grows 8 10 feet tall. Authorities differ widely over the number of species the genus includes.

Variety or cultivar variegata variegata is an upright bushy evergreen shrub bearing small ovate glossy aromatic dark green leaves with creamy white margins and in summer or early autumn small white flowers followed by oblong purple black fruit. Scented white flowers 2cm in width appear from mid to late summer into autumn followed by purplish black berries. Sun to part shade.

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