ORNAMENTAL PLANTS OF HORTICULTURE VALUE

Hardy trees and shrubs for special environmental conditions

Myricaria elegans Royle - False tamarisk

Pamiro Alay, the Himalayas and northern China. Along streams, in hills and valleys.

Shrub 4.0-4.5 m. Branches erect, with plume-like foliage. Leaves flat, 1.5 cm long. Flowers numerous, tiny, white or pink, in slender racemes towards the ends of the branches. Inflorescence about 10-15 cm long. Heat resistant and wind resistant. Pruning is needed. Z 5. New.