Formosa Carpet Raspberry Edible

Under 6 tall 18 24 spread.

Formosa carpet raspberry edible.

The formosan carpet raspberry is one of the fastest spreading and toughest edible ground covers that we know of. In addition to its attractively textured evergreen foliage and low maintenance nature it also produces little edible yellow orange raspberries that are quite delicious. Taiwan creeping raspberry origin ecology. The fruits look just like red raspberries but are distinct in color.

Rubus calcynoides is a fast and low growing wide spreading attractive groundcover that suppresses weeds produces edible berries and provides year round visual interest with its leaves that change colors with the season. The fruit is different from the raspberries we re used to but it is tasty. Plants are evergreen in most climates but they can lose their leaves in severe winters. Easily grown in a good well drained loamy soil in sun or semi shade.

Also it s hardy. Low growers can be used as ground covers or edging plants. White flowers with amber fruits in late spring. The formosa carpet raspberry can be found creeping in the grasslands and thickets of taiwan.

Flowers small white usually solitary followed by amber raspberry like fruits. Creeping raspberry bears aggregate fruit with each fruit a cluster of small seed bearing parts connected together. The greenhouse nursery 81 s. Alternate flowers and fruit.

Creeping raspberry also produces edible fruit right after the early summer bloom. There is also a low growing raspberry formosa carpet that is evergreen and spreads to form a mat ground cover. Fruit is edible but not worth seeking out. Vividly yellow to orange red they sometimes almost achieve true red coloration.

Succeeds in deep shade.