Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa 'Fancy'
Common Name: Natal plum
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, densely rounded with sturdy, stiff branches, thorns form Y shape at nodes
Height 5-8'
Spread 5-8'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial (less bloom in shade)
Soil prefers well draining loam soils, tolerates most
Hardiness some frost (zones 22-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, shiny/leathery, dark green, 1-3" long
Flowers white, solitary, star-shaped, 1-2" wide, slightly fragrant late spring/summer
Fruit edible – 1-2" long, plum-red oval berry
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
informal or shear-cut hedge, large filler, barrier, topiary filler plant – often used in mass plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular – needs good drainage
Fertilizing balanced in spring and late summer
Pruning to desired shape; shear cut or head back/thin periodically
Pests/Diseases spider mite, soft brown scale, mealybug
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Apocynaceae

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