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Trees and shrubs
Pacific wax myrtle
Morella californica
Pacific wax myrtle is an evergreen shrub that reaches about 33 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. 6-30 feet tall, 10-20 feet wide. In the wild it grows in canyons & moist slopes below 500 ft.
Water
Moderate
Light
Sun, Part shade
Hardiness
Zone 9
Mature height
33 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Evergreen Shrub
- Mature size
- 6-30 feet tall, 10-20 feet wide.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate; low drought tolerance once established; low tolerance of saturated soil
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To 22°F (about USDA Zone 9)
- Salt tolerance
- High
- Bloom
- White, Yellow · Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Grows in
- Canyons & moist slopes below 500 ft.
- Native range
- Coastal areas from c. CA to WA & Vancouver I., B.C.
Wildlife and uses
Attracts Eastern Kingbird, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Wood Thrush (Audubon At Home).
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
This shrub tolerates beach wind.
Good for: Restoration, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
