Myrtus comooli

Cali, Anthony - (1) Definitely not M. communis. The friend who asked the question is (a) an expert grower-cum-taxonomist - and (b) a demon labeller. He would certainly know M. communis and would not mistake it for any other myrtle. And his labels would not be misspelt! Which doesn't, of course, necessarily mean that he hasn't got a misspelt name, acquired from whoever provided him with the seed.
 
And I agree with Anthony - a prostrate myrtle does indeed sound distinctly interesting.
 
Discussion of myrtles reminds me to add that Blepharocalyx cru[i]ckshankii (I think without the i? but am not certain), which I had thought would marginal at best in the coastal NW of the UK, came through our exceptionally sustained cold spell in January (virtually a whole month of nights of frost, though most only mild ones) with no damage at all and is now making a laxly handsome and satisfyingly quick-growing shrub, in a moist, warm, semi-shaded corner.
 
Does anyone on the list grow this or any other Blepharocalyx or, indeed, any other Myrtle relatives? They're plants which I like and which seem to like me and my conditions and I'd like to grow more, so would be grateful for any suggestions of others worth trying.
 
Tim
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