Carissa macrocarpa 'Boxwood Beauty' The pure white, simple flowers of Natal Plum have a wonderful fragrance, but it does not carry. You have to get in close to get a whiff. All parts of this plant are poisonous, except for the edible fruits, but only after they are ripe. I still haven't tried them--too scared!
The dwarf cultivar, 'Boxwood Beauty', is supposed to be thornless, but I can attest to the fact that it does have thorns, and they are brutal! To read more about this great little shrub, see a
previous post about it.
4 comments:
I don't think I'd try eating the fruit either. I'm happy just looking at the flower.
That is a beautiful bloom ... still admiring your figs from a previous post. Your views, from both the front and back doors, are gorgeous. CCR brings back memories.
I have eaten 2 of the natal plums. They are quite different. They taste like a combination of, green newly forming apples several months from picking, and bing cherries rolled into something the texture of a roma tomato. They aren't bad per-se, but I'll stick to other more conventional fruits. I have read numerous times that if you cook them like cranberries and with some sugar they make an excellent relish, but I never have enough to try that.
-Andrew-
The character of these flowers make me think of the white gardenia blooms, only more open, elongated petals...just looking at it makes you think it smells devine!!!
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