caper
Capparis baducca · Capparaceae
caper (Capparis baducca) is a perennial shrub in the Capparaceae family. It is native to North America. USDA records it as hardy in zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F.
At a glance
| Type | shrub Derived |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle | perennial USDA |
| Native status | native USDA |
| Mature height | 7 ft USDA |
| Flower color | White USDA |
| Hardiness zones | 11 and warmer USDA |
| Guild layer | shrub Derived |
USDA quoted from the USDA PLANTS database · Derived computed by a fixed rule from those columns. No value on this page is estimated.
Growing conditions
Its cold limit is zone 11.
Size and growth
At maturity it reaches about 7 ft, making it a plant that will finish above head height.
Foliage, flower and season
Its flowers are not conspicuous — a plant for form and foliage.
What the site needs to provide
It needs at least 365 frost-free days to finish its season. It roots to at least 36 inches.
Propagating it
Seed is the only propagation method USDA lists. Division and cuttings are not listed as options. USDA records no cold-stratification requirement, so seed should germinate without a chilling period.
Role in a guild
Shrub layer. In a layered planting this is woody mid-level structure between the understory and the ground. The layer is derived by a fixed rule from growth habit and mature height.
Tags
Related plants
Others in Capparis
- burro blanco Capparis amplissima
- Jamaican caper Capparis cynophallophora
- falseteeth Capparis flexuosa
- broadleaf caper Capparis hastata
Similar role and hardiness
- fragrant dracaena Dracaena fragrans
- Spanish thyme Lippia micromera
Where this data comes from
Every value on this page comes from the USDA PLANTS database record for symbol CABA2, or is computed from those values by a fixed rule. Nothing here is estimated or model-generated. Where USDA publishes no value, this page omits the claim rather than filling the gap.
- Quoted from USDA PLANTS: cold stratification, fall conspicuous, Flower color, flower conspicuous, frost free days min, fruit conspicuous, Hardiness zones, Lifecycle, Mature height, Minimum temperature, Native status, Nitrogen fixation, propagation, resprout ability, root depth in.
- Derived by a fixed rule from those columns: Guild layer, Type.
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