How to Use wax myrtle in a Sentence

wax myrtle

noun

• These include saw palmetto, wax myrtle, yaupon, red cedar, cypress and young pine trees.
  — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
• This includes camellias, azaleas, boxwoods, gardenias, and wax myrtles.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
• Remove any large groupings of plants like saw palmetto, yaupon, wax myrtle and gallberry, especially if the plants are close to the home, adjacent decks or porches or under eaves or overhangs.
  — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
• Other good sources of winter food for robins include wild blueberries, hackberry, American beautyberry, possumhaw, wax myrtle, and holly.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
• Native to the Southeast and hardy in USDA Zones 7-11, Southern wax myrtle tolerates salt, wind, and wet soils providing an excellent option for coastal gardens.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
• Trees and shrubs that provide berries for birds and other wildlife include anaqua, hackberry, mulberry, Texas persimmon, loquat, yaupon holly, possum haw holly, nandina, ligustrum, Carefree Beauty rose, Burford holly, beauty bush, Mexican plum, wax myrtle, figs, blackberries and Chinese pistache.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 2026