Carissa Grandiflora Green Carpet

Carissa macrocarpa synonym c.

Carissa grandiflora green carpet.

67 dodonaea viscosa green. Grandiflora boxwood beauty dwarf natal plum. Description specification reviews 0 the weeping natal plum for limber stems cascade straight down with carpets of tiny leathery. This moderately fast growing evergreen shrub has lustrous leathery rich green oval leaves and spines along its branches.

The branches are armed with formidable stout double pronged thorns to 2 in 5 cm long. Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum. 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. 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.

Natal plum large num num family. Moderately fast growing spreading evergreen broadleaf shrub. Add to wish list add to compare. Carissa macrocarpa green carpet.

Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit. Grows 1 1 5m tall with a 2m spread at a rate of 15 20 cm p a. Carissa grandiflora green carpet natal plum. It is hard to find a plant with darker green leaves.

Emerald blanket is the dwarf cultivar and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover shrub. Sunset 12 13 16 24 usda 9 11. Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established. Foundation plant informal hedge barrier plant ground cover filler formal edging spring flowering accent raised landscape planters mesic and oasis landscape.

Carissa is one of florida s and california s very best seaside shrubs fig. Ka ris sa ma cro car pa hardiness zones. Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide. Out of stock.

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. Does well as an accent shrub hedge container plant in focal points entrance areas roof gardens and rock gardens. Hp tgh cgh what s this. Grandiflora green carpet spreading natal plum.

The handsome evergreen opposite leaves are broad ovate 1 to 2 in 2 5 5 cm long dark green glossy leathery. Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet.