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thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
Colorado
- Synonyms
- Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 10.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 ft. to 15.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Riparian, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Purple Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Fragrant, Screening, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species will grow well in shade but, will do better with more sun.
This species is an important larval food host for six specialist butterflies and adult food host for one bumblebee and two specialist butterflies.