Carissa grandiflora Boxwood Beauty (Compact Natal Plum)

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Description
Carissa grandiflora Boxwood Beauty (Compact Natal Plum) is Many-branched, spiny shrub with ovate, rich green leaves, to 1.5cm long. Fragrant, waxy, white, jasmine-like flowers, 2cm wide, are borne in terminal or axillary cymes, to 10cm long, in late spring; they are followed by plum-like, ovoid-ellipsoid, red to purple-black fruit, 2-3cm long. Height 0.5-1m or more, Spread 1m or more. Native of S. Africa. Various cultivars have been selected, including Fancy, which is erect and very free-flowering, with glossy, dark green leaves and orange-red fruit, and Tuttlei which is dwarf, semi-prostrate, and dense, and useful as ground cover or for containers.

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Common Name Compact Natal Plum
Botanical Name Carissa grandiflora Boxwood Beauty
Height 0.5-1.0m
Spread 1m
Origin South Africa
Category Shrubs
Family Apocynaceae
Synonym Carissa macrocarpa Boxwood Beauty
Flower Colour White
Drought Tolerance High
Salinity Tolerance Medium
Sun Tolerance High
Wind Tolerance High
Water-Log Tolerance Low
pH Level Basic
Pest Tolerance High
Disease Tolerance High
Growth Rate Fast
Fragrance Yes
Growth Habit Mat-forming
Size

20cm

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