Carissa macrocarpa Desert Star
Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa Desert Star
Common Names: TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Attractive small, compact shrub with thick, rounded, glossy foliage. This plant has small thorns which can help deter foot traffic. Fruit is edible and attractive white, sweetly fragrant, star-shaped flowers add to the appeal of this evergreen shrub. Use in coastal areas, pots, borders and suitable for use as a clipped a low hedge.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
TBA TBA
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: TBA
Cultural Notes
Family Name: Origin:
Apocynaceae TBA
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: TBA
Flower Colour: TBA
Flower Fragrant:
Flowering Season: TBA
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: TBA
Maintenance Level: TBA
Water Usage: TBA
Drought: TBA
Frost: TBA
Wind: TBA
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