Caper Bush

Spineless Caper Bush is a compact, easy-to-grow shrub prized for its flavourful flower buds that can be salted or pickled to create the classic culinary caper, and it's fruit, which are make caper berries. 

This thornless selection is especially valued for its ease of handling, prolific bud production, and excellent flavour.

Growing 2–3 feet tall, capers make attractive container plants with grey-green foliage and showy white-purple flowers.

They thrive in sunny, well-drained conditions and are well suited to warm gardens, patios, or greenhouses. Hardy to about Zone 8b (-9ºC), they will need winter protection in most regions in Canada. The small size of the shrub makes it easy to move indoors once cold weather arrives.

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Common names: Caper, Spineless Caper, Spineless Caper Bush

Edible: Flower buds, fruit
Harvest timing: Flower buds harvested in summer just before they open. Fruit harvested in late summer to early fall.

Scientific name: Capparis spinosa var. inermis
Light requirements: Full sun 
Full-grown size: 2-3' tall
Hardiness: Zone 8b (-9ºC)
Pollination: Self-fertile
Wildlife: Flowers provide abundant nectar and pollen.
Origin: Mediterranean region (Southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East)
Noteworthy: Produces edible flower buds and fruit, used to make capers and caper berries.