50 Seeds Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Native Berry Shrub

Salmonberry is a native North American shrub in the rose family, prized for its early-season berries that ripen to a striking salmon-orange color and for its ornamental value in naturalized landscapes. It produces composite fruits with a mild, sweet-tart flavor and grows as an upright, thicket-forming shrub that adds seasonal interest with pinkish-magenta blooms in spring and golden-yellow autumn foliage.

The berries can be eaten fresh or used in jams, jellies, pies, and preserves, while the shrub works well in hedgerows, wildlife plantings, and native gardens. It spreads by rhizomes to form naturalized colonies and prefers cool, moist conditions with some shade, making it suitable for woodland edges and streamside areas. Plants generally flower in their second or third year and fruit in early summer, often before most other berries ripen.
Species: Rubus spectabilis
Type: Perennial fruiting shrub
Plant_Habit: Upright, thicket-forming
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral
Days_to_Harvest: 2-3 years from seed
Zones: 4-9
Germination: 30-90 days after cold stratification
Sowing: Surface sow and press into soil, do not bury deeply
Spacing: 3-5 feet apart
Notes: Cold stratification required for best germination; berries ripen early summer