About
A tall-growing thornless hybrid raspberry with purple fruit. It has deciduous green leaves and small white flowers quite early in the summer producing its harvest in midsummer.
About the genus
Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible
HabitColumnar upright, Clump forming, Suckering
FoliageDeciduous
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread1-1.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesMixed borders, hedging, foundation planting.
Care notes
CultivationTrain to wires in a sheltered spot, in sun or partial shade in any fertile soil as long as not too chalky
PruningOnce established, cut older fruited stems down to the ground once harvest is complete. Tie new shoots in to their framework.
PropagationPropagate by division or semi-ripe cuttings
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)