thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
USDA zones3 to 10
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 8 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Habit
- Subshrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) is a shrub for borders and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Bees visit the large white flowers, and birds love the fruit. It spreads by underground rhizomes, so plant it where you want it to spread or where hardscape will contain it.
Pairs well with Witch hazel, Christmas fern, and Anise hyssop.
Native range
Western North America.