Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit.
Green carpet carissa natal plum.
Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established.
Therefore it is very useful in coastal areas.
Emerald blanket is the dwarf cultivar and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover shrub.
It can also be grown in containers.
Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet.
Groundcover other shrubs the green carpet natal plum also known as carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a n other in the groundcover class and part of our shrubs department.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum.
Natal plum carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a low spreading plant that makes an excellent ground cover.
It grows quickly and tolerates a wide range of lighting conditions making good barriers hedges low screens and foundation plantings.
The state of natal is located along the indian ocean coast of south africa.
Protect in colder winters.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet low growing natal plum boething treeland farms grows over 1 200 varieties of trees shrubs perennials and specialty plants on ten california nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the western united states and beyond.
This and its tolerance of poor soils makes carissa an important plant for coastal communities from florida to.
Remembering that i planted it i decided that i ought to stop and take a look at it.
Does well near the ocean makes a very attractive dense.
This low growing variety forms a dense mat of attractive glossy emerald green foliage set on spiny stems and is accented with sweetly fragrant star shaped bright.
Natal plum s thick leaves help it resist desiccation from these persistent winds.
Green carpet natal plum carissa macrocarpa full sun or shade.
Green carpet natal plum carissa macrocarpa green carpet sku.
Because of its thick leathery leaves it does not suffer from salt and wind damage.
It s bright green and for 30 years it s been sitting in the same spot.
Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide.
The natal plum is a spiny south african shrub used as a hedge or free standing it has interestingly formed branches and shiny deep green leaves offset by white and pink flowers.
All parts of natal plum are poisonous except for the ripe.
What a magnificent thing here s a little hedge only about three feet tall made from a plant called natal plum botanically known as carissa.