Boxwood Beauty

Carrissa macrocarpa 'Boxwood Beauty'

The Boxwood Beauty, also called Natal Plum, is a cultivar of Carrissa macrocarpa and is a popular low growing, very dense shrub ideal for use in tropical to desert landscapes. We love to plant them for use as a low hedge or for use in small foundation planting. This tropical, evergreen plant is native to South Africa and loves to grow where there’s plenty of full sun exposure, though it can tolerate some shade. We love its attractive glossy, bright dark green leaves and star-shaped, tubular, fragrant white flowers. It also features red berries that attract birds and small wildlife too. Since they are very salt tolerant, we often plant them in the coastal areas of Southern California, where their attractive appearance add curb appeal and interest!

Carrissa macrocarpa have a slow growth rate and are considered to be moderately drought tolerant once established. They have low to moderate watering needs and require very little maintenance. If you’re looking to add year round greenery into your landscape, we recommend the versatile Boxwood Beauty for use as a bedding plant, groundcover, hedge or edging.

Come visit us at Palm Paradise, where you’ll find the best quality trees and plants, including Carrissa macrocarpa, which are grown from our own private stock of premium quality specimens. We are unique growers that have been growing top quality trees and plants for over 20 years and assure their quality is the best you’ll find anywhere! Our huge nursery has the bigger trees available right now, including rare and harder to find palm trees!

Also known as the Natal Plum
Low growing, dense shrub
Glossy dark green foliage
Red berries attract birds and other small wildlife
Very salt tolerant – great for coastal areas
Sweetly fragrant white flowers fill the air with pleasing aroma
Repeat bloomer
Year-round interest
Can grow in containers
Low maintenance, easy to care for plant

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Compact mounding bush

Green year round

Low maintenance and little pruning

Full to partial sun