Carissa Carandas

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Carissa Carandas in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Carissa Carandas, Linn. Caraunda. Christ'S-thorn. Evergreen shrub or small tree, with dark green ovate or elliptic mucronate entire lvs., strong axillary spines (which are often forked) and fragrant white fls. in clusters of 2-3, the corolla twisted to the left in the bud: fr. the size of a cherry (1 in. diam.), reddish, pleasant-flavored. India. L.B.C. 7:663.— Reaches 20 ft. Half-hardy in Cent. Fla. The frs. are eaten from the hand or made into a jelly much like currants when ripe, and pickled when green. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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