🍎 Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

fruits Shrub Rosaceae

☀️ Sun

Partial Shade to Full Sun

💧 Water

Moderate to High

🗺️ Zones

5-9

🧪 Soil pH

5.5-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Moist, rich

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

3-5 ft

📐 Height

4-10 ft

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Comfrey

Dynamic accumulator beneath berry thickets

🤝 Elderberry

Both Pacific Northwest native berries

🤝 Ostrich Fern

Woodland edge companions in native habitat

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut

Susceptible to juglone from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Pacific Northwest native. Named for salmon-colored berries. Important traditional food. Thrives in moist woodland edges.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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