Description

A shrubby mounded native plant that is a favorite with hummingbirds; large magenta double flowers give way to yellow-orange edible berries, best planted in an area with root barriers; tolerates some light shade only; can be grown in a large container

Landscape Attributes

Olympic Double Salmonberry is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Olympic Double Salmonberry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Olympic Double Salmonberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species.