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Capparaceae
Caper Flower
Capparis spinosa
Delicate extravagance.
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Capparis
- Native to
- Mediterranean, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 2-5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Poor, rocky, very well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 8-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The capers used in cooking are actually the pickled flower buds of this plant, harvested before they open.
- Each stunning flower lasts only a single day, opening in the morning and wilting by evening.
- The long, dramatic purple stamens of the caper flower can extend 2 inches beyond the petals.
- Caper bushes can grow from cracks in ancient stone walls and thrive in virtually no soil.
- If the flower buds are not picked, they develop into caper berries—a larger, olive-sized delicacy served in Mediterranean cuisine.
Color meanings
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desire
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luxury
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fleeting beauty