Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet'

Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet'

Common name: creeping Taiwan bramble, creeping raspberry

Family: Rosaceae

Leaf: simple, lobed (3-5 lobes), alternate, leathery, lustrous, pinately lobed, undulate, wrinkly (rugose)

Flowers: solitary, white, 5-petals, blooming July- Aug.

Fruit: orange, aggregate of drupes (like a raspberry), Aug-Sept.

Habit: spreading; Form: creeping, mat-like

Height: 0.5-1.25'; Spread:up to 2'

Culture: Best grown in full sun to part shade in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Does succeed in full shade as well. Leaves are evergreen, though can loose leaves in the harder winter climates. Susceptible to honey fungus. Winter hardy in USDA zones 6-9.

Uses: groundcover, mass planting, slope

Origin: garden origin