Nana is a thornless dwarf cultivar that grows to only 12 to 18 inches tall and wide and has white flowers.
Carissa macrocarpa tuttle vs green carpet.
The small fruit are edible and taste something like a cranberry but sweeter.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum.
Does well near the ocean.
Carissa macrocarpa tuttle aka nana compacta tuttlei tuttle natal plum fast growing upright evergreen broadleaf shrub.
As the name might imply carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a low growing variety suitable for low hedges or dense groundcover.
Emerald blanket is the dwarf cultivar and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover shrub.
Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet.
Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit.
Does well near the ocean makes a very attractive dense.
Likes sun or part shade drought tolerant once established.
Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established.
Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide.
Watch for the spines if you.
Glossy green foliage is graced with sweet smelling little white flowers and bright red fruits.
It is commonly known as the natal plum and in south africa the large num num in zulu as well as in the bantu tribes of uganda it is called amathungulu or umthungulu obomvu in afrikaans the fruit is called noem noem.
The handsome evergreen opposite leaves are broad ovate 1 to 2 in 2 5 5 cm long dark green glossy leathery.
Boxwood beauty is another thornless variety it has a mounded growth habit and is often used as a foundation planting or ground cover.
Fire resistant for defensible space.
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.
Fragrant white star shaped flowers and red plum like fruit.
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.
Macrocarpa deals well with salt laden winds making it a good choice for coastal areas.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum moderately fast growing spreading evergreen broadleaf shrub.
Grows 2 3 feet tall and spreads about 3 5 feet.
The branches are armed with formidable stout double pronged thorns to 2 in 5 cm long.
