About Carissa

Carissa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Carissa bispinosa, Carissa carandas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Thripes, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CARISSA macrocarpa

7.2 Common Name

Carissia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Carissa

7.2.2 In German

carissa

7.2.3 In French

carissa

7.2.4 In Spanish

carissa

7.2.5 In Greek

carissa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

carissa

7.2.7 In Polish

carissa

7.2.8 In Latin

carissa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Carissa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Carisseae

8.9 Subfamily

Rauvolfioideae

8.10 Number of Species

100

Rank: 91 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Carissa

Want to know the properties of Carissa? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Carissa is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Toxic. Carissa Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: No Medicinal Use
Part of plant used: Flowers and Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Carissa Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Carissa. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Carissa physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Elliptic and Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White
Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Carissa

Taking Carissa Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Carissa include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Carissa

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Carissa is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Carissa is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Carissa bispinosa, Carissa carandas. This plant's habitat is Coastal Regions and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.