Caper (Capparis spinosa)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  Small thorny shrub. Its pickled buds yield the capers used in cooking.

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  Blätter

  Deciduous, 1 to 3 cm long, elliptic, ovate or circular leaves, dark green in colour. Tips are notched.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Deciduous, 1 to 3 cm long, elliptic, ovate or circular leaves, dark green in colour. Tips are notched.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period: VI to VIII. White or purple-coloured attractive flowers, 5 to 7 cm in size. The buds are harvested before they flower and pickled in brine or vinegar.

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  Früchte

  The fruit is also known as caper berry. Approx. 2 cm in size. Can be pickled and eaten.

Anwendung

Open country, open fields, parks, container plants, kitchen gardens, front gardens, crop plant

Heimatgebiete

Mediterranean regions, North Africa, Southwest Asia

Standortparameter

Light: full sun to sunny; soil: extremely dry to slightly dry; soil structure: normal to loose; soil depth: very shallow to very deep; humus concentration: low to medium; pH value: slightly acid to extremely alkaline; nutrient concentration: very low to normal; soil: extremely dry to slightly dry.

Ansprüche

Does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Frosthärte

down to -5 C°

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Height of growth: 0.3 to 0.7 m. Spread: 0.6 to 2 m. Slow-growing, semi-circular, weeping or low-lying shrub.

Blätter

Deciduous, 1 to 3 cm long, elliptic, ovate or circular leaves, dark green in colour. Tips are notched.

Blüten

Flowering period: VI to VIII. White or purple-coloured attractive flowers, 5 to 7 cm in size. The buds are harvested before they flower and pickled in brine or vinegar.

Früchte

The fruit is also known as caper berry. Approx. 2 cm in size. Can be pickled and eaten.

Rinde

Thorny branches.