CAPER BUSH --Capparis spinosa 'Inermis'--

AKA Flinder's Rose, it grows edible flower buds called capers, and if left to fruit, they grow into caperberries! Both flowers and berries are always pickled. The leaves are frequently used in Greek cuisine, and dried can be a vegetarian substitute for rennet, but are hard to find outside of the country. Flowers are beautiful and fragrant, plant is suitable for food and ornamental growing, plus extracts of the root have been used as a cosmetic to treat rose-colored rashes and capillary weaknesses. The plant's numerous health benefits come from its high polyphenol content. Tolerates poor soil and drought, and wants to be well-drained.