Date Photo Taken: August 11, 2011
Location: Sebastian, FL
Posted By: Vany
Notes:
We moved to a house that came with those shrubs. One of them is taller than 6ft. The other ones are about 4ft. They have thick torns and small white flowers about 1 to 2 inches in size.
The flowers have a nice sweet smell. 
jpierce Unregistered says:
Looks like a jasmine of some type. Does it smell nice?
September 25th, 2011 at 8:40 pmKatie P Unregistered says:
Until nine years ago I lived in Boca Raton, Florida and had this shrub in my landscape. I can’t remember what it is called, and haven’t found it after many searches. Mine had a very compact habit, some thorns, and those small, star-shaped fragrant flowers. I think I remember is produced a small, smooth fruit. I wasn’t so much into horticulture then as I am now so I don’t think I ever knew the botanical name. I’ll get back to you if I can get my memory to help me out.
October 10th, 2011 at 11:45 amBobby Flower Fanatic says:
This one has been a puzzler. Go Katie! Ah Walter, you there?
October 12th, 2011 at 3:15 pmVany Unregistered says:
I’ve google it over and over again. I’ve tried under jasmine and anything that may look like it. I went thru all the books i have and still nothing. I cant name it, therefore i cant appropriately take care of it.
It would be a huge help if i could find its name and from there i’d do some reasearch. The plant is really pretty but i have to do some heavy trimming and take care of it and I dont want to mess it up. I’d even thought about getting some cuttings and planting it under my window, for safety (it has nice pokey thorns).
October 13th, 2011 at 9:11 pmWalter Reeves The Georgia Gardener says:
Ah ha!
My friend Winston Eason in the Clayton Extension office says its natal plum
see
October 14th, 2011 at 11:26 amhttp://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/carissa.html
Bobby Unregistered says:
Ah ha for sure! Vany, I tried my best to make this some kink of alien Jasmine too! Mystery solved, thanks Walter and UGA extension expert guy Winston Eason!
October 14th, 2011 at 12:06 pmKatie P Unregistered says:
Thanks for coming up with that name I couldn’t remember. I knew it as Carissa plum. Its flowers smell like gardenias.
October 15th, 2011 at 7:49 amVany Unregistered says:
That’s it!!!
October 18th, 2011 at 5:17 pmAfter you named it i looked it up online and there is no mistake. It’s Natal Plum! Thank you so much Walter Reeves and your friend Winston Eason too.
Vany Unregistered says:
Ohh, and thank you everybody that tried, as i did, to find it’s name.
October 18th, 2011 at 5:18 pmApril Unregistered says:
Thank you! I moved to Largo, FL 2 years ago and have these planted along the side of my home. I work in a flower shop and had no clue. Smells like gardenia, looks like a tree not bush, thought jasmine but not same leaves. Puzzle solved.
May 5th, 2012 at 9:06 am