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Northern Bramble

Rubus septentrionalis

Also called Stellately Hairy Bramble

Northern Bramble is a wild, arching, prickly shrub native to northern Europe, found in streamsides, woodland edges and stony ground. It is rarely grown in gardens, and the key to growing it is giving it sun and room to scramble.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, especially while establishing, and let the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or stony ground.
Temperature
Cold-hardy to around -20 °C; tolerates cool summers typical of northern latitudes.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
N. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Rubus septentrionalis is a species of bramble widely distributed in Northern Europe at higher latitudes.

Where it grows

The species is widely distributed in Northern Europe (Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden). It grows at higher latitudes than most other brambles.

Other Rubus plants

Bundy Blackberry · Garden dewberry · Thorny dewberry · Windham County Blackberry · Rubus adenophorus · Tropical Highland Blackberry · Peaty dewberry · Alaska blackberry · Allegheny blackberry · Rubus alnifolius · Rubus alpinus · Maine dewberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus septentrionalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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