Wax Myrtle is a multi-functional native shrub that offers aromatic leaves and small, bluish-grey berries. In addition to their ornamental appeal, berries have been historically used to make candles, giving them a practical role.

Myrica cerifera is a small tree or large shrub that can reach up to 14m tall. It is adaptable to many habitats, growing naturally in wetlands, near rivers and streams, sand dunes, fields, hillsides, pine barrens, and coniferous and mixed-broadleaf forests. M. cerifera can weather coastal storms, long droughts, and tropical high temperatures.

M. cerifera is an evergreen. The glandular leaves are long, have a leathery texture and serrated edges, and contain aromatic compounds. The plant is dioecious, with male and female flowers in catkins on separate plants. Male flowers have three or four stamens and are surrounded by short bracts. The female flowers develop into fruit, which are globular and surrounded by a natural wax-like coating. The species flowers from late winter to spring and bear fruit in late summer or fall. No endosperm is present on the seeds. M. cerifera can also reproduce clonally through runners.

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