Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa Add
Common Name: Natal Plum  
Plant photo of: Carissa macrocarpa
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Green, Red

 

Fruit Season

Spring, Summer

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Photographer: Steve Mullany
  • Description

  • Notes

The Natal Plum can be grown as a foliage plant or a flowering plant, and the flowers bloom intermittently with red fruit. The flowers must be pollinated by hand placed where bees can reach them in order to produce fruit.