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HONEY BRACLET Availability : Year-round.
Shelf Life: 10-14 Days
Color : Cream-white.
Leaves have sweet, spicy, orange scent, flowers also fragrant.
Sold by: bunches
Bunches: avg. 15-20 stms per bunch
Botanical Name :Myrtus communis
Common Name : Myrtle
Product Use : Cut Green/Filler
Pronunciation : MUR-tus com-MUN-is
Family Roots : As a member of the Myrtaceae (myrtle family), its common relatives include Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Melaleuca.
Native to the Mediterranean region.
Personality : Glossy pointed leaves occur along woody stems, regular and dwarf forms are found in the trade.
Stems woody, 12 inches long for dwarf types, up to 4 feet long for regular types.
Plant is an evergreen woody shrub, classed as a dicotyledon.
Ethylene Sensitivity : Low
Care and Handling: Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into water
Storage Specifics : 36-41 F
Tidbits : Named for Myrrha, a favorite priestess of Venus. When pursued by too ardent a suitor, Venus turned Myrrha into this fragrant evergreen shrub to preserve her. The specific epithet name communis means growing in the same community.
Venus wore a myrtle wreath when Paris awarded her the Golden Apple for beauty. Myrtle is often used in wedding arrangements, representing Venus and love.
According to Arabian legend, Adam gave a sprig of myrtle to Eve when he declared his love for her. An infusion of the leaves makes a powerful antiseptic and astringent.
For those Chain of Life Network Members wanting more detailed information about the florists' greens industry, it is highly recommended that Robert Stamps' article entitled Florists' Botanicals (2001) be read.
This family is important economically for many edible fruits including guava, rose-apple, spices such as allspice and cloves, timber (eucalyptus) and many ornamental species.
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