Natal plum

Description:

Carissa macrocarpa is a shrub native to South Africa. It is commonly known as the Natal plum. It produces shiny, deep green leaves and snowy white flowers whose perfumed scent intensifies at night. Like other Carissa species, C. macrocarpa is a spiny, evergreen shrub containing latex. They bloom for months at a time. The ornamental plump, round, crimson fruit appears in summer and fall (autumn) at the same time as the blooms. It's been used as an ornamental plant, in the garden of Skiros palace hotel, in Skyros island, Greece.