Scientific name: Rubus rolfei ‘Formonsan Carpet’

Common name:  Formonsan Carpet rubus

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 0.2-0.4m tall and 5-7m wide

Form: Creeping, mat, spreading

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: Acidic, well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: solitary flowers (perfect, white, not showy). Orange drupe

Limitations: Little tender. Winter leaf colour turns purple when cold enough; not very nice.

Suitable uses: Ground cover. Mass plantings. Edible fruit.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrubs. Simple. Alternate (3-5lobes). Very wrinkled leaves. Orange drupe. Little thorns (spines) on stem.