Carissa grandiflora (Natal Plum)

Carissa grandiflora (Natal Plum)

Description :Carissa grandiflora (Natal Plum) is an ovate, spiny shrub of many branches to 3 cm in length. Dufty, waxy, white, jasmine flowers, 2 centimeter wide, born in axillary cyme or the terminal cymes, 10 centimeter long, late in spring, followed by a plum, ovoid-ellipsoide, red to purple black fruit, 2 centimeter long. Height from 1.0 to 1.5 m or higher, 1.5-2 m or higher spread. Originally from S. Africa. Africa. Different cultivars were selected, including Fancy, which is upright and highly flowering with gloss, dark green leaves and orange-red fruits and Tuttlei that is dwarf, semi-prostrate, and dense, and helpful for ground or containers.