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Rubus tricolor

'Betty Ashburner'


Betty Ashburner Ornamental Bramble




Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus
Species
tricolor
Cultivar
'Betty Ashburner'
Type
Vine
USDA Hardiness Zone
5 - 9
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Above 5
RHS Hardiness Zone
H5
Temperature (°C)
(-10) - (-15)
Height
30 cm
Spread
Indefinite.
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JulyAugust
General Description
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.
Shape
Spreading ground cover.
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.
Pests
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.
Notable Specimens
Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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