Carissa macrocarpa
Natal plum
Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum), is a shrub sporting deep green leaves and snowy white flowers whose perfumed scent intensifies at night. They bloom for months at a time in their native habitat. The fruit tastes like cranberries and can be eaten out of hand or made into pies, jams, jellies, and sauces. Suitable for growing in contaiers in temperate climates.
Contributed by @mmddaayy
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Natal plum
Latin name
Carissa macrocarpa
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Apocynaceae
ph
6.1 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.90 M
2.00 M
Carissa macrocarpa
Carissa macrocarpa (Natal Plum), is a shrub sporting deep green leaves and snowy white flowers whose perfumed scent intensifies at night. They bloom for months at a time in their native habitat. The fruit tastes like cranberries and can be eaten out of hand or made into pies, jams, jellies, and sauces. Suitable for growing in contaiers in temperate climates.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Carissa shrubs can be planted in almost any soil type but they prefer sandy sites. Select a growing position which receives some diect sunlight as they produce more fruit and flowers when they get plenty of sun, but will benefit from a little afternoon shade. In climates where temperatures drop to 0C, they are best grown in containers of rich compost which can be overwintered indoors.
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