Rubus spectabilis 'Golden Ruby'
'Golden Ruby' is a golden version of our native salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis. Help the spring hummingbird migration in style.
Description:
Rubus 'Golden Ruby' is a golden version of a lovely BC native that forms a thicket of deciduous woody stems clothed in lush golden leaves and tipped with deep pink flowers in early spring. Perfect to naturalize in a dappled light woodland or to incorporate into a mixed hedge. Salmonberry is one of the main plants that migrating rufous hummingbirds depend on for their northward spring journey. Help them out in style with 'Golden Ruby'.
Common Name: Salmonberry
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink/Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: moist woodland
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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