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Sonya's Parasol Creeping Rasberry
Rubus rolfei 'Sonya's Parasol'
Height: 4 inches
Spread: 3 feet
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Other Names: Sonya's Parasol Variegated Creeping Raspberry
Description:
A densely branched, trailing groundcover with lovely variegated green and white foliage; perfect rambling over rocks, cascading over walls or containers; produces small light orange fruit with a delicately sweet flavor
Edible Qualities
Sonya's Parasol Creeping Rasberry is a small shrub that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces small orange oval berries which are usually ready for picking in late summer. The berries have a sweet taste.
The berries are most often used in the following ways:
Features & Attributes
Sonya's Parasol Creeping Rasberry has white flowers along the branches in mid summer. It has white-variegated dark green foliage. The crinkled lobed leaves turn burgundy in the fall, which persists throughout the winter. It features an abundance of magnificent orange berries in late summer.
This is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a spreading, ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Sonya's Parasol Creeping Rasberry is sutiable for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Sonya's Parasol Creeping Rasberry will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.
This plant is typically grown in a designated edibles garden. It performs well in both full sun and full shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Sonya's Parasol Creeping Rasberry is a good choice for the edible garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, most plants cannot be expected to survive the winter if left in containers outdoors, and this plant is no exception. Contact our experts for more information on how to protect it over the winter months.
This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.