Creeping Raspberry
Rubus rolfei
Rosaceae · vine groundcover · introduced
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Creeping raspberry (Rubus rolfei), also called crinkle-leaf creeper, is a broadleaf shrub in the Rosaceae family native to Taiwan and the Philippines. It is a low, creeping groundcover producing paired or solitary white flowers approximately 1 inch across.
Creeping raspberry is hardy in zones 7a-8b and prefers full sun to part shade. Thirty-one diseases are documented with no pest records. Detailed site preferences require further enrichment from authoritative sources.
Quick Facts
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 7a–8b
Origin
Taiwan and the Philippines
Diseases (28)
Colletotrichum acutatum complex (C Anthracnose Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot [VERIFY] Blackberry Collapse Phragmidium spp. Blackberry Rust Phragmidium spp. Cane and Leaf Rust Kalmusia coniothyrium Cane Blight Agrobacterium tumefaciens Crown and Cane Gall Peronospora sparsa Downy Mildew Monilinia rubi Dry Cell (Dry Berry) Syndrome Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot Phragmidium spp. Orange Rust Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Thrips tabaci Purple Blotch Septoria spp. Septoria Leaf Spot Xenodidymella applanata Spur Blight Anthophora dendrobii or Botryotinia fuckeliana Stamen Blight Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Seimatosporium lichenicola Ascospora Dieback Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) + raspberry leaf mottl... Crumbly Fruit Described as Dry Berry Botrytis cinerea Fruit Rot and Cane Botrytis Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Pseudomonas Blight Tomato ringspot Ringspot Symptom category — not a single disease Root Rot Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus Phragmidium rubi Yellow Rust
Pests (3)
Nematodes Nematode, Dagger Nematode, Root-lesion
Cultivars (1)
'Emerald Carpet'