Hello

I stumbled across this site and I'm glad I did. I am new to the art of Bonsai and was recently given a gift. I was told it was a Clarissa, but when I searched for that I came across the Ilex Opaca. This plant clearly is not an Ilex or am I wrong. The leaves do end in a hard point and there are small spines on the branches. The white star flower is fragrant like a Jasime. Can anyone Identify this plant for me? Thank you, great site.

 

Hi,
it is a Carissa sp. maybe C. grandiflora.

 

Looks like Carissa macrocarpa. Common name Natal plum. You almost had it... just a wrong spelling.

http://images.google.com/images?nds...&sa=3&q=carissa+macrocarpa&btnG=Search+images

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carissa_macrocarpa

 

Carissa grandiflora and Carissa macrocarpa are the same plant.
Lila you type quicker than me!!!!

 

Thank you. Hours of searching reduced to minutes and the answer comes from the other side of the world. Thank you once again.