Capparis spinosa - Caper

Caper (Capparis spinosa) is a drought-tolerant evergreen Mediterranean shrub with a sprawling, trailing habit. Its unopened flower buds are pickled and used as a pungent culinary condiment, and the young shoots and immature fruits are also edible.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Drought-tolerance¹
• Ground cover¹
• Attracting bees¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

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