Rubus spectabilis
Rubus spectabilis, known as salmonberry, has bright pink two inch wide flowers in early spring and tasty berries in summer.
Rubus spectabilis, known as salmonberry, is a thicket-forming, deciduous, BC native shrub with upright to arching slightly prickly stems, mid-green leaves, and bright purple pink 1-2 inch wide flowers in early spring. Rufous hummingbirds follow the opening blooms of salmonberry and red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) on their northward migration each spring up the West Coast. The flowers are also popular with native bees. They are followed by tasty, edible, raspberry-like fruits in summer that can mature to red or yellow when ripe. Perfect to naturalize in a dappled light woodland, or edge of a relaxed country garden. An excellent addition to a mixed hedge. It is a larval host for native butterflies and moths.
Common Name: Salmonberry
Family: Rosaceae (The Rose Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Red
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees
Deer Resistant: No
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Moist to wet forests, swamps, streambanks, and ditches from sea level into montane zones from Alaska to California.
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Geographical Origin: North America
