Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet'

Also Known As

Rubus 'Formosan Carpet'
Rubus calycinoides 'Emerald Carpet'
Rubus fockeanus
Rubus pentalobus 'Emerald Carpet'
Emerald Carpet Creeping Raspberry

Plant type

shrub, perennial, groundcover

size

H: 4"-6"
W: 3'-5'

planting zones

6a-10b

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Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet' plant details

Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by orange and red fruit. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with bright shade - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet'

Plant type: perennial groundcover shrub
Plant family: rosaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT - 5 FT - wide, 4 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: fall color, spreading, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rubus rolfei 'Emerald Carpet'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: bright shade - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This black berry (don't be put off!) makes a wonderful evergreen carpet. Have seen beautiful banks covered with R. 'Emerald Carpet'. The leaves are deeply veined evergreen and the flowers are white. In early summer the yellow fruit are tasty but not produced in large numbers. Spread but doesn't seed around.

By: Gossler Farms

This versatile and very handsome groundcover will, in its vigorous but unaggressive manner, cover areas in sun or shade with its small, leathery leaves (bright-green in summer, burgundy in winter); 2-3' spacing for good coverage. S-Sh/M-D

By: Forestfarm

Meet the Fokeanus! From a Far Reaches collection in Yunnan, this sweet, highly textured woodland ground cover 4"tall spreads slowly (as in not invasive) with elegant fringed edging and lovely vein embossing on each evergreen leaflet, suggestive of Fragaria. White star flowers March>May are followed by pale orange fruit. Average soil and at least semi-regular moisture in part shade to shade. We need more serviceable shade ground covers! I am planting this in my stump garden.

By: Secret Garden Growers

A creeping, member of the blackberry family. Excellent in rock walls, as a groundcover, under shrubs. Round, crinkled foliage of green & maroon in summer; plum red in winter. This Himalayan species "Hugs" whatever it meets! Great Fall color. A tremendous, fast groundcover. TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH! This is absolutely one of our favorite groundcovers. We prefer groundcovers that creep on top of the soil, as opposed to those that move underground because surface root-as-they-grow plants are much easier to keep in bounds.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

A choice little woodland groundcover from our collection in a high elevation coniferous forest in Yunnan where it grew not far from Primula sonchifola and Megacodon stylophorus. Slow carpeter with white flowers and small pale orange fruit nestled in the nicely textured leaves.. Choice and not invasive by a long shot.