Caper Bush Seeds

Caper Bush produces rounded fleshy leaves, large pinkish-white flowers and edible young flower buds for hot, dry gardens.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Scientific Name: Capparis spinosa
• General Sowing Time: Spring
• Position: Full Sun
• Sow Depth: 2mm
• Spacing: 150cm
• Germination: 14-28 days
• Temperature: Sow Caper bush seeds in warm weather of approximately 20-25°C.
• Days to Harvest: 3 - 4 years
• Seed Quantity - 1g raw seed: Approx 20 seeds
• Seed Quantity - 50g raw seed: Approx 1 000 seeds

Why Grow This Variety

• The pinkish-white flowers add ornamental interest.
• Young flower buds are edible and bring a distinctive flavour to dishes.
• Once established, the plant thrives with minimal water in arid conditions.
• The evergreen perennial is slow to mature and develops into a resilient shrub.

Garden Uses

Use Caper Bush as an ornamental shrub in a hot, dry garden and harvest young buds for culinary use.

Growing Notes

• Sow in spring in warm weather of approximately 20-25°C.
• Choose a full-sun position.
• Sow 2mm deep and use the listed 150cm spacing.
• Pre-soak seeds overnight, refrigerate them for approximately 20 days, then allow 14-28 days for germination.

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