Scientific Name:
Rubus rolfei
'Emerald Carpet'
Pronunciation:
ROO-bus roll-FEE-eye
Common Name:
Formosan Carpet rubus, creeping Taiwan bramble
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Low spreading evergreen ground cover; leaves 3-5 lobed, orbicular, most 3-5cm wide, very rugose (wrinkled), dark green with greyish, slightly pubescent undersides.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Group or mass planting
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Rugose, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Dark-green
Shapes:
Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Emarginate or retuse, Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Crenate, Palmately lobed, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Sep
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Drupe, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Orange (Golden-orange berries are sometimes produced)
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Other
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Runners (or stolons), Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Mold, Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : q.100+
- (OSS) Overpass planting South Side : 404