Carissa Emerald Carpet

Tolerates high winds light frost and salt.

Carissa emerald carpet.

Emerald blanket is the dwarf cultivar and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover shrub. Nana is a thornless dwarf cultivar that grows to only 12 to 18 inches tall and wide and has white flowers. Carissa macrocarpa emerald star natal plum. 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.

Grows in full sun to partial shade in a wide range of moist soils but requires good drainage. Ask your landscape provider if they use plantlife material. 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. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about natal plum carissa macrocarpa emerald blanket supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden.

Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum moderately fast growing spreading evergreen broadleaf shrub. Over 500 acres in homestead florida. Carissa macrocarpa is a compact dwarf variety with lustrous leathery rich green oval leaves white scented star shaped flowers edible fruit and sharp thorns. 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.

Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide. Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established. Carissa macrocarpa green carpet village nurseries wholesale plant tree grower. An evergreen compact dwarf variety of carissa with lustrous leathery rich green oval leaves white scented star shaped flowers and edible fruit.

Specializing in wholesale nurseries landscapers and garden centers. Tolerates high winds front line coastal. Watch for the spines if you. Carissa macrocarpa emerald blanket dwarf natal plum.

Boxwood beauty is another thornless variety it has a mounded growth habit and is often used as a foundation planting or ground cover. Carissa macrocarpa is a shrub native to southern africa. Does well near the ocean makes a very attractive dense. Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet.

Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit. The small fruit are edible and taste something like a cranberry but sweeter. As the name might imply carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a low growing variety suitable for low hedges or dense groundcover. Varieties of natal plum emerald blanket is a dwarf cultivar it is a low spreading plant that is often used as a ground cover shrub.