Greek Myrtle

Greek Myrtle bush. In the background are multiple pink-red buds; in the foreground one bud has opened into a white flower

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Greek Myrtle bush and flowers (myrtus communis) at the Berkeley Botanical gardens.

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Photo: Jason Morrison

Associated Passages

Ovid, Amores 1.1

Ovid, Amores. 1.2

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