Carissa macrocarpa - Green Carpet, Dwarf Natal Plum
- Mature size: 30-40cm tall x 1-1.5m wide.
- Recommended spacing: 50cm-1m apart for ground cover.
- Ideal growing conditions: Full sun-part shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate.
Uses: Pot/container plant, small gardens, wildflower/cottage garden, Mediterranean garden, rockery, ground cover, understory planting, garden filler, mass plantings, lining driveways, short hedge, borders/edges, coastal gardens, retaining wall.
Noteworthy: Hardy evergreen, low maintenance.
Tolerant: Pruning, coastal conditions, wind and drought once established.
Colour/Growth form: Compact bushy low-growing shrub, green glossy dense foliage, small white scented flowers in Spring-Summer.
The Green Carpet Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) is a versatile ground cover that spreads 1-1.5 meters wide while staying compact at 30-40cm tall. This hardy evergreen features glossy green foliage and produces fragrant white flowers in spring and summer. Perfect for coastal gardens, rockeries, or lining driveways, it thrives in both full sun and partial shade. Once established, this low-maintenance shrub handles drought, wind, and pruning with ease, making it an excellent choice for mass plantings, borders, or as a short hedge
Carissa macrocarpa - Green Carpet, Dwarf Natal Plum
- Mature size: 30-40cm tall x 1-1.5m wide.
- Recommended spacing: 50cm-1m apart for ground cover.
- Ideal growing conditions: Full sun-part shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate.
Uses: Pot/container plant, small gardens, wildflower/cottage garden, Mediterranean garden, rockery, ground cover, understory planting, garden filler, mass plantings, lining driveways, short hedge, borders/edges, coastal gardens, retaining wall.
Noteworthy: Hardy evergreen, low maintenance.
Tolerant: Pruning, coastal conditions, wind and drought once established.
Colour/Growth form: Compact bushy low-growing shrub, green glossy dense foliage, small white scented flowers in Spring-Summer.
The Green Carpet Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) is a versatile ground cover that spreads 1-1.5 meters wide while staying compact at 30-40cm tall. This hardy evergreen features glossy green foliage and produces fragrant white flowers in spring and summer. Perfect for coastal gardens, rockeries, or lining driveways, it thrives in both full sun and partial shade. Once established, this low-maintenance shrub handles drought, wind, and pruning with ease, making it an excellent choice for mass plantings, borders, or as a short hedge
