Cynophalla flexuosa

Limber Caper, Bay-leaved Caper, Bay-leaved Capertree

Brassicaeae

Also known as Capparis flexuosa

Plant Specifics

Form:	Shrub
Size:	6-12 (25) ft  tall, trailing
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White,pink
Fruit Color:	White,red,green
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms spring-summer.
Noted for:	Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:
Propagation:	Seed.
Availability:	Native nurseries, Seed
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Sand
Soil pH:	Calcareous

Ecology

Wildlife:	Fruits eaten by birds.
Insects:	Larval host for Florida White (Appias drusilla) and Great Southern White (Ascia monuste).
Native Habitats:	Dry sites. Coastal hammocks.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

General Comments:

Night blooming, fragrant.