Capparis spinosa
Caper
Evergreen, Edible fruit, Shrubs, Flowers
This Mediterranean native’shabit varies: it can sprawl, orbecome a dense, rounded shrub 5 ft. tall and wide. Leaves deep green, nearly round, up to 2 in. across on vinelike, sometimes spiny branches. In late springthrough summer, white, 2–3-in.flowers with showy brushes oflavender stamens rise on longstalks from every leaf base.They open at dawn; close in late afternoon. The pickled unopened buds are commercial capers.
Propagate from cuttings or seed (seeds are slow to sprout and grow). Tolerates poor soil but needs good drainage.
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