What is Carissa?
Carissa is a genus of plants, which consists mainly of evergreen shrubs and small trees. The genus includes 20 to 30 different varieties of plants, all of which come from Africa, parts of Asia and Australia. There are several species that are popular in tropical and subtropical landscapes. These include Carissa Grandiflora , Carissa Macrocarpa and Carissa bispinosa . Plants in this family are members of the Apocynaceae family, better known as the Dogbane family.
Members of the carissa are evergreen that keep their shiny, dark green leaves throughout the year. Fine flowers have five stars -shaped petals. Flowers bloom in shades of white or light pink regularly throughout the year. After the flowers have disappeared, small, edible fruits are formed. Fruits are used in canned or one fresh.
plants normally grow anywhere from 5 to 20 feet (about 1.5 to 6 m) high, depending on the species. In Field treatments, plants are added to the shrub beds, droppedENY as samples in the landscape or are used to create an evergreen hedge or boundary.
Carissa Grandiflora , also called "Common Carissa" or "Natal Plum", grows well in slight, freezing without frost and is very suitable for coastal properties and planting. Clamps grow 6 to 10 feet (about 1.8 to 3 m) tall, with upright, spreading with growth custom. It grows rapidly, c. Grandiflora types are ideal when used as a hedge, as well as in containers, planted or use to create a visual screen or wind.
Another popular landscape plant is Carissa Macrocarpa . For its large fruit, it is commonly called "Big Num-Num" or "Natal Plum", a common name shared with c. Grandiflora . c. The type of macrocarpa is a middle -size shrub that thrives in the coastal environment. Fruit of Arvel, deep purple and edible.
Carissa bispinosa , also called Num-Nums, is used as a border and bush of the sample, with another advantage of small edible fruit. This variety is tolerant semifinals and can be grown in areas where the temperature occasionally drops under frost. Like other members of this family, c. Bispinosa is suitable for coastal areas.
Promotion is carried out by seed or from trunks. The seeds are collected from ripe fruit and planted in pots, which are kept between 70 ° F and 80 ° F (about 21 ° C to 26 ° C). The stems cuts are taken at any time in the season and rooted in containers.