Myrica rubra Allen Bush these ferns are among the

these ferns are among the finest natives for bringing drama and calm together in any shaded garden

The compound behind that reputation is thymol

a white-flowered

and deer accordingly leave the plant alone

Bryson passed the tip to Charles Cantrell

Myrica rubra Allen Bush these ferns are among theMyrica rubra, the Chinese bayberry or yangmei, is a fruiting evergreen tree from the misty mountains of East Asia, revered for centuries across China and Japan for tangy sweet berries and an elegant, shapely form. Imagine cherries and cranberries with a botanical lovechild that had the moodiness of a plum and the antioxidant punch of a superfruit, and something close to yangmei would be the result. The current stock is female, tissue cultured clones