Sweetgale
Common Name: Sweetgale
Latin Name: Myrica gale
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Bushy shrub with glossy, blue-green to dark green, aromatic foliage. Pink catkins bloom in spring, followed by nutlets that persist in winter. Needs one male plant to three females to set fruit. Prefers moist to wet soil, growing in wetlands, bogs, marshes, and lake margins. Dinitrogen fixing plant (converts nitrogen to ammonia).
Core Characteristics
Mature Height: 2-6'
Mature Width: 2-4'
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 2
Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade
Features & Benefits: Attracts Birds, Attracts Pollinators, Fragrant, Fragrant Foliage, Wisconsin Native
Common Name: Sweetgale
Latin Name: Myrica gale
Visit Plant Profile >>Description & Overview
Bushy shrub with glossy, blue-green to dark green, aromatic foliage. Pink catkins bloom in spring, followed by nutlets that persist in winter. Needs one male plant to three females to set fruit. Prefers moist to wet soil, growing in wetlands, bogs, marshes, and lake margins. Dinitrogen fixing plant (converts nitrogen to ammonia).
Core Characteristics
Mature Height: 2-6'
Mature Width: 2-4'
USDA Hardiness Zone: to zone 2
Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade
Features & Benefits: Attracts Birds, Attracts Pollinators, Fragrant, Fragrant Foliage, Wisconsin Native