🍎 Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

fruits Shrub Rosaceae

☀️ Sun

Partial Shade to Full Sun

💧 Water

Moderate

🗺️ Zones

3-9

🧪 Soil pH

5.5-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Moist, well-draining

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

3-4 ft

📐 Height

3-6 ft

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

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Comfrey

Nutrient accumulator for berry production

🤝 Ostrich Fern

Woodland companions in moist, dappled shade

🤝 Salmonberry

Fellow Pacific Northwest native berries; shared habitat

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Walnut

Juglone sensitive - keep away from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Soft, velvety leaves (nature's toilet paper). Crumbly sweet red berries. No thorns. Native to western North America.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

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

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