Myrtus communis

🌿 Myrtus communis – Myrtle
 📏 Height: 1–3 m | 🌿 Small, oval, aromatic , bright green leaves
 🌳 Evergreen shrub, dense and fragrant
 🌍 Origin
 🌍 Mediterranean Region: 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇬🇷 🇹🇷 🇲🇦
 📍 Ideal for
 🏡 Mediterranean gardens, scented hedges, borders
 🧴 Also used for liqueurs (Sardinian myrtle) and herbal preparations
 🌼 Blooming
 📅 Late spring – summer
 🌸 Starry, scented white flowers with long decorative stamens
 🫐Fruiting
 📅 Autumn
 🔵 Bluish-black berries: edible , used for liqueurs and flavourings
 💧 Resistance
 🌞 Full sun | 🌵 Drought: good | ❄️ Frost: tolerates up to -7 / -8 °C
 🪴 It loves well-drained soil, even poor ones
 🧰 Care
 ✂️ Prune after flowering to maintain a compact shape
 🌱 Slow but tidy growth | 🍃 Few pests, low maintenance
 🧘‍♂️ Perfect for sensory and aromatic gardens