Rubus calycinoides (syn. rolfei)
Description:
It's not glamourous but it sure is useful. Handsome deep green, quilted leaves with a sand-papery texture are held along reaching, groundcovering stems that will root into the ground as they travel. Forms a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover from sun to shade. Foliage can turn russet red in fall. Occasional white flowers and amber berries resembling a yellow raspberry.
Common Name:
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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