About
A hardy, deciduous shrub with green foliage and pink-red flowers which appear from June to July, followed by red-black fruit which is very soft and juicy with a sweet flavour. Fruit should be eaten within 24 hours as it decays quickly.
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, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible, Shrubs
HabitSuckering
FoliageDeciduous
Height1.5-2.5 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesMixed borders, hedging, foundation planting.
Care notes
CultivationGrow in an acidic or neutral soil and mulch with acidic material such as composted bark. See raspberry cultivation
PruningRemove all fruited canes down to ground level in early to mid autumn
PropagationPropagate by suckers
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, raspberry leaf and bud mite, leafhoppers and raspberry beetle
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds and honey fungus (rarely)