Taiwan Creeping Raspberry – Live Ground Cover Plant

Rubus pentalobus | Evergreen Spreading Ground Cover | Edible Berries

Add year-round foliage, seasonal color, and edible fruit to your landscape with Taiwan Creeping Raspberry. This dense, spreading ground cover forms a durable carpet of coarse-textured, dark green, lobed leaves. In winter, the foliage takes on attractive reddish-bronze tones.

Also known by several botanical names, including Rubus pentalobus, Rubus calycinoides, and Rubus hayata-koidzumii, this versatile plant is valued for its spreading growth and usefulness in a variety of landscape settings.

Plant Features

• Common name: Taiwan Creeping Raspberry

• Botanical names: Rubus pentalobus, Rubus calycinoides, Rubus hayata-koidzumii

• Plant type: Evergreen spreading ground cover

• Foliage: Coarse-textured, dark green, lobed leaves

• Winter color: Reddish bronze

• Flowers: White

• Fruit: Yellow to salmon-colored edible berries

• Deer resistance: Deer resistant

• USDA hardiness zones: 6–10

Flowers and Edible Berries

White flowers appear during the growing season and are followed by distinctive yellow to salmon-colored berries. The berries are edible, adding another appealing feature to this useful ground cover.

The flowers also attract butterflies and other pollinators.

Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Well-drained, acidic to neutral soil

• Moisture: Grows well in soil that does not become too dry

• Hardiness: USDA Zones 6–10

Taiwan Creeping Raspberry is adaptable to different garden settings as long as the soil drains well and provides adequate moisture.

Landscape Uses

Its dense, spreading growth makes Taiwan Creeping Raspberry useful for:

• Evergreen ground cover

• Erosion control

• Garden edging

• Rock gardens

• Green roofs

• Xeriscaping plantings

• Landscape borders

• Pollinator-friendly gardens

The attractive foliage and reddish-bronze winter color provide seasonal interest while the spreading habit helps cover open ground.

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