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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. |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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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