| A lush hammock of live oak and wax myrtle engulfed the bank, making it nearly impossible to see the 50-foot-wide spring. |
| The latter, or myrtle waxberries, as they are frequently called, and which are the favorite food of this species, have given it their name. |
| Other hedge plants for backyard retreats include Mexican orange, Pacific wax myrtle, Pittosporum tobira, and strawberry tree. |
| In the northeastern part of the area is a sand ridge supporting turkey oak, sand live oak, wax myrtle, Chapman oak, and longleaf pine. |
| The allspice tree belongs to the myrtle family, and is not related to the pepper or to capsicum plants. |
| Lady Tamara carried a bouquet of garden roses in white and pale cream, white jasmine stephanotis and lily of the valley with myrtle leaves. |
