Young leaves are purplish-green and gradually turn bronze-green in summer and autumn
It is very hardy and resilient
semi-double flowers
deciduous tree of broad weeping
it is very hardy and can withstand hard winters
Myrtus communis Tarentina| Common Myrtle - Shrub - Height 60-70cm - 10lt 5ft-6ft | 1.8m-2m Young leaves are purplish-green andMyrtus communis is a medium sized, round, neat and tidy, evergreen shrub with small, aromatic, ovate, glossy green leaves. Masses of fragrant, small, white flowers with yellow stamens bloom in mid spring and late summer. Flowers are followed by edible purplish black berries in autumn. Common Myrtle thrives in a moderately fertile, loamy, medium moisture, well drained soils in full sun or partial shade. Once established, it is resistant to drought.