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Carissa Desert Star
Carissa Desert Star
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Carissa macrocarpa 'Desert Star', 'Natal plum'
- Mature size: 1-2m tall/wide.
- Recommended spacing: 50cm-1m apart for a hedge.
- Ideal growing conditions: Full sun-part shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate.
Uses: Pot/container plant, small gardens, understory planting, garden filler, mass plantings, lining driveways, informal hedge, rockeries, short hedge, borders/edges, coastal gardens.
Noteworthy: Hardy evergreen, low maintenance.
Tolerant: Pruning, coastal conditions, wind and drought once established.
Colour/Growth form: Compact bushy shrub, rounded green glossy foliage, white scented star-shaped flowers in Spring-Summer.
Carissa macrocarpa 'Desert Star,' also known as 'Natal Plum,' is a charming evergreen shrub that brings beauty and resilience to any garden. Reaching 1-2 meters tall and wide, its compact, bushy form is adorned with glossy green foliage and fragrant, white star-shaped flowers that bloom from spring to summer. This low-maintenance plant thrives in full sun to part shade and is perfect for coastal gardens, borders, or as an informal hedge.
- Mature size: 1-2m tall/wide.
- Recommended spacing: 50cm-1m apart for a hedge.
- Ideal growing conditions: Full sun-part shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate.
Uses: Pot/container plant, small gardens, understory planting, garden filler, mass plantings, lining driveways, informal hedge, rockeries, short hedge, borders/edges, coastal gardens.
Noteworthy: Hardy evergreen, low maintenance.
Tolerant: Pruning, coastal conditions, wind and drought once established.
Colour/Growth form: Compact bushy shrub, rounded green glossy foliage, white scented star-shaped flowers in Spring-Summer.
Carissa macrocarpa 'Desert Star,' also known as 'Natal Plum,' is a charming evergreen shrub that brings beauty and resilience to any garden. Reaching 1-2 meters tall and wide, its compact, bushy form is adorned with glossy green foliage and fragrant, white star-shaped flowers that bloom from spring to summer. This low-maintenance plant thrives in full sun to part shade and is perfect for coastal gardens, borders, or as an informal hedge.
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