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Carissa ovata, Currant Bush
Carissa ovata, Currant Bush

Carissa ovata
“Currant Bush”

SHRUB 1 TO 7 METRES TALLSprawling habit, leaves have spines at base, tubular perfumed white flowers in Spring & edible purplish black berry which is Bush tucker. Hardy & mildly frost tolerant. Attracts butterflies. Useful as a prickly hedge or screen.

Suitability
CategorySmall Shrubs up to 2m
FamilyApocynaceae
AspectFull Sun / Filtered Sun
SoilAdaptable
HabitatDry Sclerophyll Forest
Features
Bird Attracting, Black Cracking Soils Plants, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Creek Species, Dry Tropics Native Plant Species, Edible Fruit Plants, Fire Resistant Plants, Perfumed Flowering Plants, Screen Plants
Localities
Chapel Hill, Cubberla Creek, Enoggera Catchment, Ipswich area, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Logan City, Pine Rivers, Pinjarra Hills, Pullenvale, South Brisbane, St Lucia, Sunshine Coast district, Upper Brookfield, West End

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