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Jasmin like bush ID'd by Miriam as Carissa macrocarpa

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Hilary

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Jasmin like bush ID'd by Miriam as Carissa macrocarpa
« on: October 30, 2013, 07:57:19 AM »
We saw this growing in a garden in Ermioni, Greece.
A sprawling bush, in the shade and across the road from the sea
Any Ideas?
« Last Edit: October 30, 2013, 09:22:43 AM by Alisdair »
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
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Miriam

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Re: Jasmin like bush
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2013, 08:36:28 AM »
It is Carissa macrocarpa.
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Hilary

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Re: Jasmin like bush ID'd by Miriam as Carissa macrocarpa
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2013, 12:53:08 PM »
Miriam,
Many thanks for the speedy identification
Hilary
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care
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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: Jasmin like bush ID'd by Miriam as Carissa macrocarpa
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2013, 01:20:55 PM »
I really like this plant, the flowers are highly scented and followed by big red berries of an interesting shape. I found, however that it doesn't thrive in my ordinary poor garden soil but only in a parterre with imported stone-free soil.
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Alice

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Re: Jasmin like bush ID'd by Miriam as Carissa macrocarpa
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2013, 05:53:12 PM »
Surprisingly, in our Paros garden they do very well but behave more like ground cover. Beware of the thorns, though.
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Amateur gardener who has gardened in north London and now gardens part of the year on the Cycladic island of Paros. Conditions: coastal, windy, annual rainfall 350mm, temp 0-35 degrees C.
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KatG

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Re: Jasmin like bush ID'd by Miriam as Carissa macrocarpa
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2013, 04:51:58 PM »
I have two of these in my garden. One has a trailing habit, and is planted in a layer of gravel over sandstone spoil on rock - there is very little soil. It seems to flower more profusely when watered. The other has a much more compact habit (possibly a dwarf variety?). In Crete I saw them grown virtually as trees.
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Katerina Georgi. Interior designer and Garden designer. Has lived, worked and gardened in the southern Peloponnese for the last 26 years. MGS member and head of MGS Peloponnese Branch.
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