Comon Caper
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Ornamental, culinary and medicinal shrub. Perfect for rockery. It grows on stony faces and on walls. Capers are preserved in salt and vinegar and used to dress salads, pasta, pizza, fish etc… They are diuretic, purgative and they are used in vasoconstriction problems. They have been used in comestics to strengthen hair.
A thorny shrub with an evergreen foliage growing up to 1m of a height. The leaves are egg-shaped and green. The flowers are big, white with pinky spots. Its well-known fruit is the caper.
It prefers arid, stony and limestone soils such as quarry soils or saline soils under mediterranean climates.
Soak the seeds in cool water for 24 hours before sowing at temperatures of 20ºC/25ºC.
Use
Cosmetic, Groundcover, Culinary, Desertification, Low maintenance garden, Wild garden, Medicinal, Walls, fences, Creeper, Climber
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Flowering
| Flower colour | White |
|---|---|
| Flowering period | Spring, Summer |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Capparis spinosa |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | Spring |
|---|---|
| Average germination (%) | 20 |
| Seeds per gram | 140 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Cosmetic, Groundcover, Culinary, Desertification, Low maintenance garden, Wild garden, Medicinal, Walls, fences, Creeper, Climber |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline |
| Soil type | Sand |
| Hardiness | Non hardy, Drought resistant |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Warm areas |
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