The handsome evergreen opposite leaves are broad ovate 1 to 2 in 2 5 5 cm long dark green glossy leathery.
Carissa grandiflora green carpet.
Grows 1 1 5m tall with a 2m spread at a rate of 15 20 cm p a.
The branches are armed with formidable stout double pronged thorns to 2 in 5 cm long.
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Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum.
Foundation plant informal hedge barrier plant ground cover filler formal edging spring flowering accent raised landscape planters mesic and oasis landscape.
Description specification reviews 0 the weeping natal plum for limber stems cascade straight down with carpets of tiny leathery.
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 white flowers appearing predominantly in spring with sporadic bloom throughout the year in milder climates.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet.
Carissa macrocarpa synonym c.
It is hard to find a plant with darker green leaves.
Flowers are somewhat fragrant white and star shaped.
Sunset 12 13 16 24 usda 9 11.
67 dodonaea viscosa green.
Emerald blanket is the dwarf cultivar and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover shrub.
Carissa is one of florida s and california s very best seaside shrubs fig.
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Grandiflora boxwood beauty dwarf natal plum.
Although the carissa pictured here came labelled as green carpet it has spread across an embankment by about 3 metres as well as sending up vertical branches to about a metre or more the vertical branches can be easily pruned off to keep it low and spreading though as it is armed with three corned thorns just under the foliage it has formed an impenetrable barrier and any under gardener given the task of maintaining it is apt to complain about this task.
Carissa grandiflora green carpet natal plum.
Grandiflora green carpet spreading natal plum.
Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet.
Carissa varieties natal plum boxwood beauty and emerald blanket grow slowly can be kept small and have some of the most exquisitely beautiful deep green foliage of all south florida shrubs.
Moderately fast growing spreading evergreen broadleaf shrub.
This moderately fast growing evergreen shrub has lustrous leathery rich green oval leaves and spines along its branches.
Natal plum large num num family.
Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide.
A vigorous spreading woody shrub with abundant white gummy sap the carissa may reach a height of 15 to 18 ft 4 5 5 5 m and an equal breadth.
Strong flower display and a great accent plant with its swollen stems and contorted shapes.
Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit.
Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established.