Rubus cockburnianus 'Goldenvale'
(White-stemmed Bramble 'Goldenvale')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Summer, Winter
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.5m or more
Width - 1.5m or more
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with upright, arching branches. The prickly stems are covered in a silvery-white waxy Bloom. Golden yellow, pinnate leaves have ovate to lanceolate leaflets and toothed margins. 'Goldenvale' is mostly grown for the attractive foliage and stem colour, but it does produce small, deep pink, saucer-shaped flowers. The flowers are produced from early to midsummer and are followed by small black berries.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Rubus cockburnianus 'Wyego'
Flower:
Small, deep pink flowers are saucer-shaped and held in panicles. The flowers are produced in June and July and are followed by small, black berries.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Golden yellow, pinnate leaves have ovate to lanceolate leaflets with Dentate margins. The new growth is tinged red when young and the foliage has a crinkled texture. The leaves are Alternately arranged on silvery-white, prickly stems that have an arching habit.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to lanceolate leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.