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Dewberry- Rubus Hispidus

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Dewberry- Rubus Hispidus


Rubus Hispidus, also known as the Bristly Dewberry or Swamp Dewberry, is a beautiful fruit-bearing flora in the Rose (Rosaceae) family. These gorgeous plants are related to blackberries and raspberries. 


Rubus Hispidus is a rarer hybrid of blackberries. 


Many mammals, songbirds, and game birds heavily rely on this species for food during the summer months. Muskrats feed on the roots, birds eat the berries, and deer, elk, moose, rabbits, and other small fur-bearers feed on the stems and leaves. 

Appearance

Bristly Dewberries have shiny, glossy, green three-parted leaves with white five-petaled flowers. These flowers bloom in loose, terminal clusters. 


The leaves are shinier, and a paler green when young but turn a darker green and are more matte in texture as they mature. 


Their fruits are red or black. 


Dewberry stems are green to red in color, trailing, woody, and produce soft, backward-curved bristles all along the stem. There are approximately 200 bristles per centimeter on the stem. These bristles are used for adhering to the hosts as they trail along the ground and cling to debris and other plants found along the way. 


Unlike the related blackberries, dewberries creep along the ground, never getting more than 

Seasons 

This flower blooms for four months during the summer, from June until September. 


Rubus Hispidus is a perennial, meaning it will come back every year. 


Native Areas

Rubus Hispidus is a native to the United States; more specifically, Dewberries can be found in the following US States: 

  • Connecticut
  • Delaware 
  • Iowa
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • Massachusetts
  •  Maryland
  • Maine
  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • Vermont
  • Wisconsin
  • West Virginia


Quick Facts

USDA Zones 3-8. 


It prefers dappled sunshine but can survive in full sun, partial sun, or shade. 


Rubus Hispidus prefers moist thickets, swamps, wetlands, open woods, coastal plains, damp clearings, and meadows. They need a considerable amount of water to survive. They have been known to occur up to an elevation of 3,200 feet. 


They like slightly acidic to acidic soil best. 


Dewberries attract many birds and mammals of all sizes, most notably songbirds. 


The berries are safe to eat raw or cooked but can have a sour flavor. Most people use them for jams or preserves. 

Planting Instructions


Rubus Hispidus have a dormancy mechanism that prevents them from germinating at unsafe times (such as fall, winter, or too early in the spring). You will need to break this dormancy for your new Swamp to germinate at the correct time. 


To do this, either sow your Rubus Hispidus seeds outside in the late fall or early winter (best option) or pop them into your freezer while they are damp to simulate wintertime. 


Because they are perennials shrubs, they may grow slowly and take a few years to fully mature and begin producing fruit. 


Space the seeds out by at least three inches, and plant to a depth of an eighth to a sixteenth of an inch deep. 


Rubus Hispidus is a trailing plant; once established, it will spread itself wherever possible. 


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