A low growing form of c.
Carissa green carpet hedge.
Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide.
Emerald blanket is the dwarf cultivar and its low spreading habit makes it an ideal ground cover shrub.
The shrub makes a good garden hedge and the fruits can be eaten raw or made into delicious.
Does well near the ocean makes a very attractive dense.
Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established.
Buy 1 for 12 00 buy 5 for 50 00 on a quick trip to cape town in 2017 we first noticed this compact dwarf natal plum growing in several public landscape installations.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet has glossy emerald.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum moderately fast growing spreading evergreen broadleaf shrub.
Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a dwarf cultivar of carissa macrocarpa and belongs to the apocynaceae family.
Nana is a thornless dwarf cultivar that grows to only 12 to 18 inches tall and wide and has white flowers.
The dark green leaves of the carissa macrocarpa make this an excellent ground cover for green yards and a beautiful contrast in desert landscapes.
Firstly it was used to grow as a dense ground cover and secondly it was grown as a low hedge.
Accurately referred to as green carpet it is easy to grow and very tolerant of desert soils.
Boxwood beauty is another thornless variety it has a mounded growth habit and is often used as a foundation planting or ground cover.
Rich in vitamin c magnesium and phosphorus.
This makes them ideal for seaside conditions.
Upright types are popular as hedge plants and sprawling types make good ground covers.
It flowers from spring to midsummer.
Carissa green carpet small num num carissa green carpet small num num is an evergreen ground cover suitable for semi shade and only grows to 30cm tall.
Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum.
Macrocarpa green carpet is a popular groundcover plant which seldom grows more than knee height.
It would be useful for a thorny barrier and would also be good for containers.
Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit.
They also perform well in containers on seaside decks and balconies.
Carissa plants are ideal for seaside planting because they shrug off strong winds and tolerate both salty soil and salt spray.
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.
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.
