Landscape Alternatives
Similar to Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.
In addition to the three native rose species mentioned in the Rosa spp. entry, these native shrubs could be used as substitutes for multiflora rose in the landscape.
Blackberries and raspberries (Rubus spp.) produce showy white flowers and delicious edible fruit, attracting bees and birds.
Purple Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) is 3 to 6 feet tall with large, fragrant purple flowers in summer, maplelike leaves, and fruit. Fruit is not as appetizing for humans, but birds like it. Attracts butterflies, too. Very showy.