fiore di cappero by emmecielle

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jul 16, 2011

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I photographed this caper flower at my son's house in Santa Tecla... it grew into a crack in the ground! Monday morning I will return to Santa Tecla to continue my "work" of Grandma... I will return to my house next weekend. I wish you all a wonderful week! :) Thank you all for looking and for previous comments and favourites! The caper (capperis spinosa) is a small evergreen shrub, native of the Mediterranean and Central and South Asia, very popular in Italy. It can reach one meter in height, and usually develops as groundcovers or hanging drywall or along cracks in the rock. He looks messy, much branched and dense, the leaves are rounded, leathery, dark green, waxy, flowers are large, decorative, white or pink, very showy, bloom in summer. In the kitchen using the immature flower buds and fruits, which are preserved in vinegar or salted; have intense flavour and spicy and is eaten alone or used in sauces or seasonings. Capers require very sunny to develop the best, love and Mediterranean plants are very hot summers, with temperatures well above 35-40°C, and mild winters, although they can withstand brief periods of frost is not too intense. Information taken from giardinaggio.it

Comments (53)

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m_j_s

1:27PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Oh really beautiful shot of this most wonderful plant! I adore capers, but have never seen the plant from which they come. Live too cold a place. Wonderful capture, I hope being grandma is a lot of fun as well as hard work!! Martin

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flora-crassella

1:37PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

what a wonderful blossom!!!!! GREAT picture!!!!!

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farmerC

1:40PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Fantastic shot.

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marybelgium

1:50PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

magnifique !

ELR

2:02PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Fantastic!

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mgtcs

2:35PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Adorable image Mario, such a beautiful flower! Congratulations!

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mariogiannecchini

3:01PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Si impara sempre qualcosa ! NOn avevo mai pensato che i capperi facessero i fiori , fino a che , domenica passata , in Candalla , me li sono trovati davanti e, naturalmente , fotografati , Detto questo , complimenti per la foto e per le informazioni !

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durleybeachbum

3:11PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

That is SO interesting! I had NO idea where capers come from till now! Such a pretty flower too. A lovely photo!

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Feliciti

3:19PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

i don't know this flowers !! wonderful and clear captured , like the colortones too !!

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myrrhluz

3:20PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Wow, the stamen look larger than the petals! I never knew where capers came from. Fascinating. Beautiful capture! I love the lines of the purple and silver stamen!

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Darkwish

3:20PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

I like this one, very nice post.

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Bossie_Boots

3:26PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

This is magnificent superb capture !!

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Hendesse

3:35PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

What a beautiful flower. Excellent shot, wonderful colors and fantastic details!!

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fallen21

4:10PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Superb capture!

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kbrog

4:45PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Beautiful macro of this lovely flower! :)

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qrud

4:53PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

Flower looks as a spider. Amazing fine flower.

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npauling

9:28PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

An outstandingly clear capture of this beautiful little flower. The details are superb.

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Richardphotos

11:13PM | Sat, 16 July 2011

what an awesome flower and shot

CaressingTheDark

12:45AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

Gorgeous detail and color

bebert

3:19AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

belle fleur, bien photographiée.

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ia-du-lin

3:45AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

beautiful blossom, wonderful colors

belasebok

3:58AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

Wonderful macro!

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cannonn

8:44AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

!!!!!!!!!!

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jmb007

10:28AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

belle photo!!

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bobrgallegos

10:33AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

Beautiful capture of this wonderful flower!! Love the detail.

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missblue

10:52AM | Sun, 17 July 2011

Fantastic capture !!

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helanker

12:23PM | Sun, 17 July 2011

OH That is indeed interesting. We eat kapers in Denmark, but I never knew from where they come. Thank you for the info and for sharing this very beautiful capture of it.

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