| Scientific Name: | Myrica californica |
| Common Name: | California wax myrtle, Pacific wax myrtle |
| Family Name: | Myricaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 10 - 15m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Twiggy, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Screening, Tall background, Wildlife food |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Distinctive smell, Lanceolate, Oblanceolate, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | White, Green-yellow, Purple, Red, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Purple, Black, Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Shrub multi-stemmed, about 4m tall; leaves alternate, oblanceolate, most blades 6-8(-13)cm long x 1.5-2.5cm wide, dark green, aromatic, petioles 4-8mm long; flowers in short spikes or catkins, Apr-Jul; drupes round, 3-5mm wide, slightly waxy purple berry clustered at nodes, Sep-Oct. | |