A beautiful Jamaican Caper Tree with a mass of exotic looking blooms that turn from white to pink
I was up at a friends house and happened to notice a beautiful Caper Tree that was in full bloom. This particular tree seems to stand out when you look in the bush because it has very dense and full looking foliage with green leaves the undersides of which are a reddish brown.
The white flowers look like fireworks because of the long filaments coming from the centre of the flower
Jamaica Caper flowers have very showy, two-inch-long, purple stamens and white anthers and white petals. When the flower first opens usually at night it is white and they turn purple when the morning light hits them.
The pinkish purple flowers have numerous long deep purple stamens that burst out of the centre like fireworks
This cluster of flowers looked like pinwheel fireworks
The Caper flower has long two inch stamens that are a purple colour and the flower itself has four petals
The Caper Tree has very fragrant flowers that are loved by nectar loving birds and butterflies
Caper Trees are found growing throughout Provo and keeps all its foliage even when we have drought conditions.
Take a look as you are driving around and see if you can spot these trees. With all the flowers, they shouldn’t be too hard to find.
Marta