Myrica gale
Bog myrtle, Sweetgale, Common candleberry, Devonshire myrtle, Dutch myrtle , Gale, Golden osier , Meadow fern, Moor myrtle, Sweet willow
Myrica Myrica
M. gale - M. gale is a suckering, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with upright branches bearing lance-shaped, aromatic, toothed, grey-green leaves and yellow-brown male catkins in spring followed by spherical, dotted, yellow-brown fruit.
Myrica gale is: Deciduous
Suckering, Upright
Yellow-brown in Spring
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Pruning group 1.
Layering, Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Myrica gale (Bog myrtle) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 20-50 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildlife
Grow in moist or boggy, humus-rich, acid soil in sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Myrica gale
Bog myrtle, Sweetgale, Common candleberry, Devonshire myrtle, Dutch myrtle , Gale, Golden osier , Meadow fern, Moor myrtle, Sweet willow
Myrica Myrica
M. gale - M. gale is a suckering, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with upright branches bearing lance-shaped, aromatic, toothed, grey-green leaves and yellow-brown male catkins in spring followed by spherical, dotted, yellow-brown fruit.
Europe, North America
Deciduous
Suckering, Upright
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Yellow-brown in Spring
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Pruning group 1.
Layering, Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Myrica gale (Bog myrtle) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 20-50 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildlife
Grow in moist or boggy, humus-rich, acid soil in sun or partial shade.
Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2
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Soil drainage: | Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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