Jamaica Caper - Landscaping with Florida Native Plants
Jamaica Caper makes a great specimen tree up to 30 feet tall and half that wide or an impressive mass planting if kept at least six feet tall. Jamaica Caper looks good as a hedge if fertilized or grown in rich soil. Great for birds yet not tasty for humans.
Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
Jamaica Caper-tree Brassicaeae. Also known as Capparis cynophallophora. Plant Specifics
FPS104/FP104: Capparis cynophallophora Jamaican Caper - EDIS
This document provides a detailed description of the Jamaica caper (Capparis cynophallophora), a native shrub of Florida. It highlights the plant’s physical characteristics, including its evergreen leaves, showy flowers, and cylindrical pods.
Jamaica Caper is a versatile and attractive plant for use in the coastal landscapes of Monroe County. Native throughout the Keys and the Southeast and Southwest coasts of Florida, its beautiful shiny leaves and abundant, showy flowers make it an excellent landscape plant.
Capparis cynophallophora - Wikipedia
Capparis cynophallophora, commonly known as the Jamaican caper, is small tree in the caper family, Capparaceae, that is native to the Neotropical realm.
Jamaica Caper - Tree selection - Landscape plants - Edward F.
Jan 24, 2020 · Capparis cynophallophora, Jamaica Caper. This 6- to 18-foot-tall, native shrub is an upright to spreading plant that is related to the plant producing edible capers. The evergreen leaves of the Jamaica Caper are light-green above, with fine brown scales below.
Jamaica Caper Tree - University of Florida
Jamaica Caper Tree grows best in Partial Shade. Light Range. It performs in Partial Shade
Jamaican Caper - Wild South Florida
Jamaican caper is a Florida native found mainly in coastal counties from the middle of the state southward. It is found only in Florida among the 50 states, but its range includes the Caribbean, naturally, Mexico, Central America and parts of South America to Argentina.
Jamaica Caper | South Florida Trees
Jamaica Caper. Capparis cynophallophora. Plant Family: Capparaceae. Leaves: Alternate, simple, oblong, to 12 cm, with blunt or notched apices, shiny green above, pale and scaly below.
This 6- to 20-foot-tall, native shrub is an upright to spreading plant that is related to plant producing edible capers (Fig. 1). The evergreen leaves of the Jamaica Caper are light-green above, with fine brown scales below.
Jamaican Caper: Perfect Hedge for your Florida Landscape
Jun 27, 2017 · Jamaican caper is only found in Florida or other tropical areas outside the US. The thick pyramidal shape of this salt- and drought-tolerant plant makes it a perfect tall hedge choice (up to 30 feet) or you can trim it to four-to-six feet to screen out unsightly views.
Jamaica Caper - Tree selection - Landscape plants - Edward F.
Jan 24, 2020 · Home > . Jamaica Caper . Trees. Urban design | ; Site | ; Selection | ; Nursery | ; Planting | ; Pruning | ; Health | ; Species | ; Roots |
Capparis cynophallophora L. | Jamaica caper tree /RHS
Find help & information on Capparis cynophallophora L. Jamaica caper tree from the RHS.
Jamaican caper - Florida Wildflower Foundation
Jamaican caper (Quadrella jamaicensis) is an excellent accent plant for both formal and naturalistic landscapes in Central to South Florida. It provides year-round interest with its dark shimmery foliage, beautiful spring blooms, and striking open seed pods.
Jamaican Caper — Florida Native Plants Nursery & Landscaping
Capparis cynophallophora Evergreen, 6-12 ft, dry to moist soil (well-drained), sun to shade. Makes a nice hedge, natural screen or buffer planting. Can also be a specimen tree. Larvel host for Florida white butterflies, and the showy white/pink flowers in …
Capparis cynophallophora, Quadrella jamaicensis, Jamaica Caper Tree ...
Jamaica Caper Tree, Mustard Tree. Jamaica caper produces large quantities of flowers with white petals and many purple stamens, which extend beyond the petals. Fruit are slender, rust-colored pods which split open to expose orange-red seeds.
Jamaica Caper - Florida Nursery Mart
Jamaica Caper is a beautiful Florida native with showy two-toned leaves. The flowers are mostly white and are fragrant. Jamaica Caper can be grown as a tree or shrub.
Jamaican Capertree (Quadrella cynophallophora) - Garden.org
Plant database entry for Jamaican Capertree (Quadrella cynophallophora) with 8 images and 29 data details.
Jamaica Caper (Capparis cynophallophora L.) - Plant Creations
Sep 20, 2018 · This unique plant, the Jamaica Caper, offers a wonderfully fragrant white bloom, of which turns pink within hours of opening. The flowers are mostly composed of long stamens, looking almost as if they are bursting firecrackers.
IRC - Natives for Your Neighborhood - Regional Conservation
Jamaica caper-tree. Quadrella cynophallophora. Capparaceae. Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer. General Landscape Uses: An accent or specimen shrub or small tree. Also useful in buffer plantings and informal hedges. Ecological Restoration Notes: A common element of coastal hammocks and thickets. Availability: Widely cultivated.