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Wet thicket dewberry

Rubus tardatus

Also called Threeleaflet Dewberry, Threeleaflet Groundberry

Wet thicket dewberry is a rare North American trailing bramble in the rose family, native to parts of eastern and central Canada and the northeastern and north-central United States. It is a wild species with little cultivation history, so care advice is limited and based on general bramble knowledge.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist, especially during establishment and fruiting.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic loam.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Rubus tardatus is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to eastern and central Canada (Québec, Ontario, Nova Scotia) and the northeastern and north-central United States (Maine, Vermont, Michigan, Pennsylvania).

The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy. Some studies have suggested that R. tardatus may have originated as a hybrid between R. setosus and R. hispidus.

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 tardatus 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.

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