Rubus pentalobus Emerald Carpet Southwest Garden Plants sandpaper-like foliage adorns fuzzy creeping

sandpaper-like foliage adorns fuzzy creeping stems (5' wide in 3 years)

When you use the much more accurate Flora of Taiwan key

Asclepias tuberosa is a maintenance free perennial

Wild ginger can also tolerate soils that remain waterlogged

Hot and sunny conditions keep the flowers of Delosperma cooperi coming most of the summer

Rubus pentalobus Emerald Carpet Southwest Garden Plants sandpaper-like foliage adorns fuzzy creeping(aka: Rubus hayata koidzumii, Rubus calycinoides, Rubus 'Formosan Carpet') We probably get as many requests for Rubus 'Emerald Carpet' as any plant we grow. Where else could you find a durable, evergreen, beautifully textured groundcover that takes sun or shade? The answer Taiwan. This selection was made at the University of British Columbia from seed collected by Dick Pearson from the alpine forests (9500' elevation) of Mt. Hehuan in central Taiwan.