Myrica Gale Latin name Myrica Gale French name Myrte des Marais, Myrte bâtard, Bois-sent-bon English name Sweet Gale, Bog Gale Carriage Shrub with a bushy carriage, diffuse and irregular. Foliage Glossed dark green foliage. It releases a pleasant odor when it is ruffled. Flowering Upright flowers, in brownish catkins, early in spring. Fruit Many yellowish fruits, appearing in fall and persisting in winter. Growth Average growth. Use This plant, indigenous to Quebec, is interesting for the odor which it releases. It can be used for naturalization or in groups. Interesting flowering. Height 1.2 meters Width 2 meters Exposure Sun, semi-shade. Zone 2