MYRTUS COMMUNIS

FAMILY :: MYRTACEAE
GREEK MYRTLE: A very beautiful and aromatic semi-tender shrub to 10′ tall with fragrant white ¾” flowers and small purple berries.

Sacred to the goddess Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Once considered to be an aphrodisiac, now chiefly grown as an ornamental. (Natural aphrodisiacs must be out.)

Grow in a dry, warm calciferous soil in full sun. Native to the Mediterranean. The ground, dried berries are used as a pepper substitute and the fresh flowers are edible and may be added to salads. I don’t know what application this piece of information will have for you, but if oil of myrtle is ingested, within 15 minutes, your urine will smell as sweet as violets.