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.
| 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 (cm) | 20cm |
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