Rubus tricolor 'Betty Ashburner' (Betty Ashburner Ornamental Bramble)
Botanical Information
Family | Rosaceae |
Genus | Rubus |
Species | tricolor |
Cultivar | 'Betty Ashburner' |
Type | Vine |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 5 - 9 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | Above 5 |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H5 |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | (-10) - (-15) |
Height | 30 cm |
Spread | Indefinite. |
Flowering Period | July, August |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | |
ID Characteristic | These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil. It is a prostrate plant with erect, then arching shoots densely covered in red bristles. Produces racemes of flowers 2cm across. |
Shape | Spreading ground cover. |
Landscape | An excellent evergreen (more or less) groundcover with glossy deep green leaves that turn purplish or orangey in winter. Ideal for difficult shady situations like steep banks. 'Betty Ashburner' is a tough garden plant and good in difficult spots. |
Cultivation | Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering occurs in full sun. |
Pests | |
Notable Specimens | Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
Leaf Description | Heart-shaped, shallowly 5-lobed, wavy-margined, glossy, mid-green leaves 6 cm long. |
Flower Description | Saucer-shaped. |
Fruit Description | Small red edible berries. |