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trefle.io · Taken May 25, 2022 by Carolyn Friday (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Arctic bramble
Rubus arcticus
Also known as Arctic raspberry, Rubus arcticus, Dwarf raspberry, Cylastis arcticus
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Bramble · Berry · Edible · Arctic · Boreal · Pollinator · Groundcover · Fruit · Nordic · Woodland
Arctic bramble is a charming low-growing berry plant native to subarctic and boreal regions, producing small, intensely flavored red fruits prized for culinary use. It prefers cool to cold climates with moist, humus-rich soils and partial shade, making it challenging to grow in warm or dry regions. Provide consistent moisture and protection from heat to keep this plant thriving in the garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water consistently to keep soil evenly moist; do not allow to fully dry out · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Baltic States, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Great Britain, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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