Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa Desert Star
Common Names: Natal Plum,
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:
1-2m 1-2m
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: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Apocynaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: High
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