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Dwarf Myrtle: Compact Fragrant Evergreen for Low Hedges

Myrtle Dwarf

A popular, compact, tightly branched evergreen shrub with creamy-white flowers and fragrant foliage when crushed. Extremely useful and dependable as a low hedge, screen, or foundation planting.

Growing Requirements

Full Sun
Low Water
Height: 2 feet or less
Spread: 20–35 feet

Tree: Agave Variegated Dwarf – Golden-Edged Focal Point; Damianita – Yellow Flowers on Needle-Like Foliage; Boxwood Japanese: Lustrous Dark Green Foliage, Low‑Maintenance Compact Shrub; Chica® Red Dwarf Crape Myrtle: Profuse Rosy‑Red Blooms for Small Spaces; Damianita: Low Mounds of Yellow Flowers for Groundcover & Borders; Dwarf Bottlebrush: Blood Red Blooms on Blue‑Green Foliage for Small Gardens; Dwarf Euryops: Bright Yellow Daisy‑Like Flowers on Gray Foliage; Variegated Myrtle: Cream-Edged Foliage with Spicy Fragrance; Pomegranate Dwarf: Showy Orange-Red Flowers and Colorful Fruit; Chica® Red Dwarf Crape Myrtle: Profuse Rosy-Red Blooms for Small Spaces

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Plants

Agave Dwarf – Bold Upright Curled Leaves for Focal Points

Creeping Mahonia – Yellow Flowers & Blue-Black Berries

Lowboy Pyracantha – Low Spreader with Orange Berries

Arapaho Crape Myrtle: True Red Blooms, Mildew Resistant, Beautiful Bark

Centennial Spirit Crape Myrtle: Rose‑Red Crepe Flowers & Mildew‑Resistant Foliage

Cheyenne Crape Myrtle: Upright Tree with Vivid Red Blooms & Brilliant Fall Color

Near East Crape Myrtle: Soft Pink Crepe-Like Flowers with Bronzy Foliage