Natal Plum, Carissa grandiflora – Carissa macrocarpa ‘Emerald Blanket’

$6.88 – $75.00

Pot Size	Average Planted Height (From soil to the top of the plant)
1 gallon/6″	0 – 6 in
3 gallon/10″	6 in – 1 ft.
7 gallon/14″	1 – 1.5 ft.

SKU: EX21 Categories: Coastal, Cuttings, Exotic, Fragrant, Full Sun, Groundcover, Hedge, High, High, High, Loam, Low, Moderate, Moderate, Part Sun, Sand, Shrub, Slow, Spring, Well-Drained Tag: White

General Landscape Uses: Ground cover, coastal landscapes, barrier planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not typically suitable outside of its native range.

Description: The ‘Emerald Blanket’ Carissa Boxwood is a dwarf variety of the Natal Plum family. It is drought tolerant and very salt tolerant. It has a sprawling habit so it is great for use as a ground cover or as a low hedge. It is slow growing and also produces fragrant white flowers in the Spring.

Dimensions: Height 2 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow

Native Range: South Africa

Native Habitats: Coastal dunes, sandy scrublands, open forests and forest margins, thicket and bushveld ecosystems

Soils: Well-drained, sandy or loamy

Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: High

Salt Wind Tolerance: High

Drought Tolerance: High to Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Flower Color: White

Flower Characteristics: Fragrant