This robust high arching bramble is extensively grown in gardens and on allotments is now widely naturalised in mainland Britain especially about the major conurbations and urban areas, plants are less frequent in the rural and remote areas. There are few records to date from Ireland where this species may well be under recorded.

R. armeniacus is a very invasive species and as we can see from the images for the old sewage works at Ormskirk plants can reach a tremendous size. The stems are strong, green and armed with red based prickles on the angles. The leaves are chalky white beneath (as is characteristic of members of the Series discolores), broad and very large. The flowering panicles are also of a considerable size, the petals are broad and pink. The styles are generally green and often pink-based as we can see with the images presented here.