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Carissa carandas

 
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Family: Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Carissa (kar-ISS-uh) (Info)
Species: carandas

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Shrubs

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pale Pink
White/Near White
Cream/Tan

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Shiny/Glossy-Textured

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
By budding
By air layering

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive timrann On Aug 17, 2009, timrann from Other
Mauritius wrote:

Karanda carissa is a very decorative plant when fruiting. The young fruits are white , white- pink, deep-pink to redish and then goes deep black when fully ripe ; what makes it so attractive especially when the fruits are half white and half pink. This plant have spines on the branches and have green roundish glossy leaves . Fruits are rather acid and here in Mauritius are very popular in pickles. Having said so it is becoming a rather rare plant-fruit . It is more known as Karanda here also but also called "coeur demoiselle " which means girl's heart; because of the bi coloured fruits before it ripes



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