A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
Native flowers feed pollinators, and berries and dense canes feed and shelter wildlife.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Prickly canes can spread aggressively; best in a roomy, moist woodland garden.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 3–12 ft tall · Spreading thickets
- Season of interest
- Spring–Summer
- Local climate
- Match nursery stock to your local climate.
- Garden role
- A flowering woodland thicket
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of rugosa rose.
Rosa rugosa
Try salmonberry for a flowering woodland thicket.
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Photo credits & licenses
Salmonberry: Ensign Patricia Raymond, NOAA Corps · CC0 1.0
Rugosa rose: S. Rae · CC BY 2.0
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