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My final harvest of caper buds was on August 5 when I picked the final ounce for a total of 1.25 pounds for the season. I decided to let all my plants bloom for the rest of the season. The flowers shown above and below are a Croatian strain of capers. The plant shown below produced the bulk of my caper crop. I hope that I get a good crop of berries now, they are good pickled.
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One of the plants that I grew from seeds I got from a SSE member in Italy is producing lovely pink/purple flowers. The bees have been incredibly busy plucking all the pollen from the stamens. The ants love the sweet nectar that is produced on the exterior of the buds.
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And there are lots of berries for seeds and for pickling. I allowed this plant to bloom and set berries before the other capers in the garden so perhaps the offspring grown from these seeds might produce pink/purple blossoms as well.
The blooms are lovely. Wonderful that after your wonderful harvest, the capers still put on a show - what a garden workhorse!
ReplyDeleteSusan, they are fragrant too! And I've been enjoying the buds that I preserved.
ReplyDelete1.25 pounds - that's a lot of capers! Lucky you! And the flowers are beautiful. I'm still hoping to start some caper plants here soon.
ReplyDeleteChaiselongue, It is a lot, but I'll go through them quickly. If you can find some seeds Autumn is the best time to sow them.
ReplyDeleteExciting blooms. Presence of bees is a definitely good sign that the garden is healthy and happy! ~bangchik
ReplyDeleteHi bangchik, it is nice to know that I'm providing the bees with some food, they are having such problems these days.
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