Myrica gale is a species of flowering plant in the family Myricaceae native to parts of Eurasia and North America. Common names include bog-myrtle, [2] sweet willow, Dutch myrtle, [3] and sweetgale. [4]

In the landscape: Sweet Gale is an important nitrogen-fixing plant in moist, boggy areas; often found growing alongside Douglas Spiraea and Labrador Tea. Its sweet, resinous scent is welcome addition to the garden.

Its fragrant, dark-green leaves and fruits (which attract birds) make it a good planting choice for wet areas of the garden. Bogs, fens, shores of rivers or lakes, swamps. Non-native: introduced (intentionally or unintentionally); has become naturalized.

Sweet-gale is a common shoreline shrub of acidic lakes, streams and bogs throughout northeastern Minnesota. It spreads vegetatively by both branch layering and root suckers forming large, colonial and nearly impenetrable thickets that …

Broadleaf deciduous bushy shrub, ascending branches, 3-6 ft (0.9-1.8 m) tall, suckering, spreads slowly. Leaves alternate, simple, narrow obovate, 2-6 cm long, thin, toothed near apex, tapering to the base, gray-green above, paler below, sweet fragrance, yellowish resin droplets visible on both surfaces, especially below.

Sweet gale is an unsung treasure for moist gardens-- with a round, full appearance and a lovely blue-tinged foliage, this species is a prolific producer of glands containing aromatic essential oils that emanate a balmy, bay-like scent with floral and citrus notes.

2019年6月4日 · Sweetgale or Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale) is a deciduous aromatic shrub that grows in marshes, bogs, and the edges of lakes and ponds in the Adirondack Mountains.

Beloved for the sweet scent of its long, glossy leaves, this is a native, bushy, deciduous shrub typically grows 3-6 ft. tall by 3 ft. wide in sun to shade. The waxy fruits are attractive to birds; both fruits and leaves have medicinal uses in indigenous medicine. The flowers are summer-blooming, non-showy, yellow catkins.

Myrica is from the Greek word for fragrance; gale is of undetermined origin. Native Habitat. Bogs, freshwater edges. Garden Uses. Sweetgale is an important nitrogen-fixing plant. Its sweet, resinous, grey-green foliage and highly ornamental fruits make it a welcome addition to the garden. Overview

2016年9月21日 · Myrica gale or Sweet Gale is a low growing, deciduous and bushy shrub, 2 to 4 feet all. Foliage is a dark and glossy green, narrow-leafed, with very pleasantly aromatic leaves. The resin glands are prominent, bright yellow.