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Capparis spinosa subsp. nummularia

Capparis spinosa subsp. nummularia, the wild passionfruit or caperbush, is a desert shrub native to Australia and a subspecies of the caper. It is grown mainly for its edible fruit and tolerates arid, sandy conditions, so give it full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Capparaceae (Cappar family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings, and cut back in winter.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil or cactus-style mix.
Temperature
15–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Capparis nummularia, the wild passionfruit, or (locally) caperbush, is an Australian native plant. It is a subspecies of the caper adapted to deserts. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Capparis spinosa.

Its name in the Arrernte language of Central Australia is Merne arrutnenge.

Other Capparis plants

Capparis acutifolia · Brush Caper Berry · Capparis batianoffii · Native Caper · Sodada · Capers · Capparis fascicularis · Split-arse-jack · Capparis loranthifolia · Capparis lucida · Capparis masaikai · Capparis micracantha

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Capparis spinosa subsp. nummularia 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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