24+ African Boxwood Myrsine Africana

Plants are male and female with the female producing purple berries.

African boxwood myrsine africana. Myrsine africana has a wide distribution from the himalayas china and the azores to eastern and southern africa. Excellent for use as a low hedge. Water the boxwood. A rugged african native that is great for hot sunny locations. Derivation of name and historical aspects. African boxwood myrsine africana. The name of the genus comes from the greek term myrsine with which the common myrtle myrtus communis l was indicated.

How to grow an african boxwood 1. It typically has dense dark green to red foliage and produces tiny bright purple berries. Myrsine africana can grow to a height of 1 5 metres and a width of 75 centimetres. Protect from cold drying winds. Myrsine africana also called cape myrtle african boxwood or thakisa is a species of shrub in the family primulaceae. Myrsine africana is a low maintenance plant. A regular light pruning of the tips will encourage a busy growth.

May be tip pruned or sheared at any time to limit height. Apply mulch around your boxwood which conserves soil moisture blocks out weed development and cools the boxwood. It is found throughout south africa common in the summer and winter rainfall areas growing naturally on rocky krantzes in fynbos and forests. Myrsine africana medium growing rounded evergreen shrub to 3 8 feet tall and 2 6 feet wide. It is indigenous to macaronesia africa and south asia. A useful hedge material in hot dry climates. Myrsine africana african boxwood this is a tough slow growing evergreen shrub that forms a dense upright shrub to 4 to 7 feet tall and 5 feet wide with upright stems bearing tightly overlapping small dark green rounded leaves with the upper edges slightly cut with fine teeth.

The latin name of the species africana african refers to one of its places of origin. It can grow in full sun to partial shade. Ideal for borders hedges or as a. Choose the right location for your african boxwood shrub. Most plants found for sale are more likely to be non berry producing males. Myrsine africana african boxwood will reach a height of 1 2m and a spread of 0 8m after 10 20 years. Slow growing evergreen shrub with marked drought resistance for warmer climates.