Shrubs - Boxwood Beauty

Boxwood Beauty, or Natal Plum, is a versatile, drought & salt tolerant shrub.  It's a tough and reliable low maintenance landscape shrub.  Great as a foundation plant, entryway, or informal hedge.  Evergreen, can range from 18 inches to 10ft depending on the cultivar.  White flowers early to mid spring.  Fruit ripens late summer to fall, between 1 to 2 inches in length.  They are edible and have a tasty sweet yet tart cranberry taste.  Great around pools & patios!

Scientific name:  Carissa Macrocarpa