Natal Plum Flower

Did you know

• The fragrant white flowers smell intensely of jasmine, especially at night when they attract moth pollinators.
• While the red fruits are edible and delicious, all other parts of the plant contain toxic cardiac glycosides.
• Carissa's sharp forked thorns make it an effective natural security hedge, sometimes called 'burglar bush.'
• The ripe fruits taste like a blend of cranberry and strawberry and are used to make jams and jellies.
• Natal plum is remarkably salt-tolerant and thrives in coastal conditions where most shrubs would fail.

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Uses

• edible fruit
• security hedging
• coastal landscaping