In the landscape
Barrier · Mass planting · Naturalized · Edible
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Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus · Shrub
Blackberry is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 3–5 ft × 3–5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts pollinators, small mammals and songbirds and stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft × 3–5 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought
Will it survive your winters?
We score Blackberry’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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