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Myricaria germanica, the German tamarisk, is an erect shrub up to about 2.4 m tall, native to riverbanks in mountainous regions from Europe to Pakistan. It thrives in open, sunny, recently scoured gravel and sand where it can get a strong start.
Myricaria germanica, the German tamarisk, is a species of flowering plant in the family Tamaricaceae. It is native to continental Europe including Scandinavia, the Black Sea region, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. An erect shrub reaching at most 8 ft (2.4 m), it is a pioneer species adapted to recently scoured riverbanks in mountainous regions. It has been cultivated in Great Britain since 1582.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myricaria germanica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
