Bailey's Dewberry

Rubus baileyanus Britton

Rose family

Plant Type
Subshrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
5.0 feet
Spread
4.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High
Drought Tolerance Medium
Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand
CaCO3 Tolerance Medium
Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High
Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.0
Frost-Free Days 130 days
Precipitation 32 – 50 in

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.