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Capparis mollicella

Capparis mollicella is a shrub or small tree in the caper family, native to Mexico and Costa Rica. It is a wild species rarely grown in cultivation, so most care details below are general guidance for dry-climate Capparis plants.

Family
Capparaceae (Cappar family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply then let the soil dry out between waterings; it tolerates drought well.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Capparis mollicella is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Other Capparidastrum plants

Capparis discolor · Capparis sprucei · Capparis uniflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Capparis mollicella by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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