Formosa Carpet Ground Cover Raspberry

Not many ground covers are this willing to adjust.

Formosa carpet ground cover raspberry.

Rubus hayata koidzumii commonly known as creeping raspberry is often listed incorrectly as rubus calycinoides or rubus pentalobus. On apr 19 2006 rachele from revelstoke canada wrote. Groundcover raspberry rubus nepalensis 5 00. Therefore it s not very well suited to being a ground cover.

At maximum height it can reach a foot tall but it often stays in a thick 6 mat along the ground. There is also a low growing raspberry formosa carpet that is evergreen and spreads to form a mat ground cover. The formosa carpet raspberry can be found creeping in the grasslands and thickets of taiwan. I contacted hirt s and requested to have the original order filled or if the plant was unavailable to receive a full refund.

Creeping raspberry produces white flowers in summer but these flowers can often get lost amidst the dense and rich foliage. I live in zone 5. Plants are evergreen in most climates but they can lose their leaves in severe winters. White flowers with amber fruits in late spring.

The formosan carpet raspberry is one of the fastest spreading and toughest edible ground covers that we know of. Groundcover raspberry rubus pentalobus emerald carpet. Spring 2005 planted rubus emerald carpet in just one year this ground cover is rapidly filling areas that were targeted. The fruit is different from the raspberries we re used to but it is tasty.

Rounded they have 3 5 broad ruffled edged lobes and display felted whitish undersides. Succeeds in deep shade. The creeping raspberry rubus pentalobus isn t a prostrate version of the common raspberry plant but is a low growing ground cover with deep green semi evergreen leaves and bright white flowers. Easily grown in a good well drained loamy soil in sun or semi shade.

Formosa carpet raspberry hardy sweet juicy rubus calycinoides 4 pot. In addition to its attractively textured evergreen foliage and low maintenance nature it also produces little edible yellow orange raspberries that are quite delicious. Rubus calycinoides creeping raspberry is an evergreen groundcover forming a dense carpet adorned with long spreading branches clothed in lustrous emerald green thickly textured leaves. They all flower in summer and bear nice raspberry like fruits.

Low maintenance and a great addition to our gardens. We get quite alot of snow this winter was down to 15 below zero. These rubus species are evergreen and ground covering spreading and making an excellent cover in sun partial or deep shade. It spreads 12 24 outward per year on each cane like stem.

They may turn raspberry red with the onset of cool fall nights. From taiwan this ground cover has delicious aggregate fruits that range.