Every inch of the island seemed to be planted with either caper bushes or grapevines, often both in alternating rows.

We started with Taittinger Champagne and a fine rustic terrine decorated with caperberries, the large berries of the caper bush.

According to Coldstream, for some reason it seems to be found in the vicinity of caper bushes.

Shrubs include butterfly pea and wooly caper bush.

While some caper bushes are cultivated, most grow wild.

The caper bush (Capparis spinosa) has been introduced as a specialized culture in some European countries in the last four decades.

The caper bush requires a semiarid or arid climate.

The caper bush can withstand temperatures over 40 C in summer, but it is sensitive to frost during its vegetative period.

The caper bush is a rupicolous species.

The caper bush has a curious reaction to sudden increases in humidity; it forms wart-like pock marks across the leaf surface.