Rubus parviflorus
Common name: thimbleberry
Family: Rosaceae
Leaf: palmate, up to 20 cm across, 5 lobes, soft and fuzzy in texture. Stems zig-zag
Flowers: solitary with five white petals and numerous pale yellow stamens, 2-6 cm across, flowering in June. A larger flower in the Rubus genus.
Fruit: bright red aggregate of drupelets, ripening in mid to late summer.
Habit: dense, rhizomatous shrub; Form: mounding
Height: up to 8'; Spread: up to 6'
Culture: Hardy in USDA zones 3-7. Plant in moist soils, well-drained soils- does not like dry soils (can get powdery mildew). Prefers low areas in full sun, or semi-shade. Can tolerate more intense shade, but growth will be less vigorous. Can be hard to get rid of: thicket forming.
Uses: groundcover, woodland garden sunny edge, dappled shade, slopes
Origin: Western N. America- Alaska to Ontario to California
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