Wax Myrtle

Wax myrtles are an excellent choice for the Florida yard, especially coastal areas. They did indeed provide wax for candles in the past, but since four pounds of tiny berries yield only one pound of wax, this native shrub is better appreciated for its easy care and salt tolerance.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Shrubs

UF/IFAS Publications

• 50 Common Native Plants Important In Florida's Ethnobotanical History
• Attract Birds to Your Yard (PDF)
• Budgeting for a Better Landscape
• Drought-tolerant Plants for North and Central Florida (PDF)
• Myrica cerifera: Southern Waxmyrtle
• Native Shrubs for South Florida
• Plant Potpourri (PDF)
• Planting Small Evergreens (PDF)
• Pruning Landscape Trees and Shrubs
• Trees of West Central Florida (PDF)
• Salt Tolerance of Landscape Plants for North Florida
• Salt Tolerance of Landscape Plants for South Florida
• Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry (PDF)

Other Sites

• Learning About Southern Waxmyrtle--Louisiana State University (PDF)
• Wax Myrtle--Clemson Extension
• Wax Myrtle About to Get Its Day in the Sun--Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Wonderful Wax Myrtle--North Carolina Cooperative Extension