Capparis spinosa fresh seeds, Caper bush seeds, Flinders rose, Caper berries, Perennial vegetable seeds, Organic seeds, Heirloom seeds, Non GMO (lat. Capparis spinosa).
Herbaceous plant; type species of the genus Capers (Capparis) of the Caper family. Vegetable culture: pickled unopened flower buds, which contain proteins, oil, vitamins.
A perennial herbaceous plant with a powerful root system. The stems are creeping, up to 1.5 m long.
The leaves are rounded, obovate, with prickly stipules and short petioles. The leaf arrangement is another one.
The flowers are solitary, 5-8 cm in diameter, with white, pink or yellowish petals, located in the leaf axils on long pedicels. The calyx and corolla are four-membered, there are many stamens, one pistil, with an ovary on a long (3-5 cm) leg. Blooms from May to autumn.
Fruits are oblong, 2-4 cm long, fleshy berry-like multi-seeded boxes, green on the outside, bright red inside, with brown seeds. Fruit ripening is stretched from June to October.
It is pollinated by insects such as carpenter bees. Propagated by seeds. Animals play a major role in the distribution of seeds. Fruiting occurs in the fifth year.
The life span of an individual is more than 50 years.