Carrissa Green Carpet

Does well as an accent shrub hedge container plant in focal points entrance areas roof gardens and rock gardens.

Carrissa green carpet. Carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a dwarf cultivar of carissa macrocarpa and belongs to the apocynaceae family. Glossy green foliage is graced with sweet smelling little white flowers and bright red fruits. Grows 10 15 inches tall and can spread about 3 4 feet. Accurately referred to as green carpet it is easy to grow and very tolerant of desert soils.

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. The specific name macrocarpa is derived from greek macro large and carpus fruit. Prefers sun or partial shade regular water drought tolerant once established. Moderate growing evergreen shrub to 12 15 tall x 4 5 wide.

The small fruit are edible and taste something like a cranberry but sweeter. Carissa varieties natal plum boxwood beauty and emerald blanket grow slowly can be kept small and have some of the most exquisitely beautiful deep green foliage of all south florida shrubs. Although the carissa pictured here came labelled as green carpet it has spread across an embankment by about 3 metres as well as sending up vertical branches to about a metre or more the vertical branches can be easily pruned off to keep it low and spreading though as it is armed with three corned thorns just under the foliage it has formed an impenetrable barrier and any under gardener. Carissa macrocarpa green carpet natal plum carissa family.

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. The dark green leaves of the carissa macrocarpa make this an excellent ground cover for green yards and a beautiful contrast in desert landscapes. The name carissa is derived from the sanskrit corissa the name of one of the indian species. The common name amatungulu is the zulu name amatungula meaning fruit of the umthungula palmer pitman 1972.

Watch for the spines if you. Fragrant white star shaped flowers red plum like fruit. As the name might imply carissa macrocarpa green carpet is a low growing variety suitable for low hedges or dense groundcover. Carissa macrocarpa green carpet green carpet natal plum moderately fast growing spreading evergreen broadleaf shrub.

Does well near the ocean makes a very attractive dense. Boxwood beauty is another thornless variety it has a mounded growth habit and is often used as a foundation planting or ground cover. Strong flower display and a great accent plant with its swollen stems and contorted shapes.