Are you thinking of Creeping Raspberry (Rubus pentalobus also known as R. calycinoides) ?

Here is a link that might be useful: Good picture of it here

Yeah, I think so. I went and looked at the link you suggested and compared it to some other things that I found on Google and they are all the same thing. Bramble was the name that Monrovia used and I came upon it by accident. No one at Starbucks had a clue as to what it was called. They just said it was there becuae it won't die when people run over it by accident. Oh well.

I like the way it looks and how it has different colors at different times of the year but doesn't die back. I need something that grows quick but isn't invasive like ivy (there is nothing I hate more than ivy).

If I get a few pinches from Starbucks, how can I propogate it so that in the spring I can put it in the ground....or can I root it now and get it in the ground in November? If so, how do I do that? I have grow lights that I use for over 100 AVs.

TIA,
Dora

I have lived with brambles in my old garden. IT IS RAMPANT.... In the right conditions it will grow a foot a week, minimum. The only way to get rid of it is by setting fire to it and burning the roots, seriously.

Thanks for the warning.
My original question still remains unanswered though.
How would I get it to grow if I got a piece of it from the place that it is growing now?

The area that I have in mind for this would LOVE something that would grow that quickly and thick.

I'd welcome the achievement of being able to propogate it myself from a few pieces than having to purchase it from a nursery or store.

Dora

You could try applying a little root hormone (HD sells it) to the cut stem and then stick it in some potting mix. Cover it in a plastic bag to retain moisture and put a rubber band around it.

I would suggest having a piece that is 2-3 inches long for this.

I've got all that for my AV's (have almost 130 of them) so I think I might stop by Starbuck's tomorrow and take a pinch.

thanks.

also - thanks for helping me identify the Milkweed on other forum.

Dora