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Rosaceae
Blackberry Flower
Rubus fruticosus
Abundance and protection.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
- Native to
- Europe, North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 3-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Blackberry is an aggregate fruit, with each tiny drupelet containing its own seed.
- In British folklore, blackberries should not be picked after Michaelmas Day as the devil supposedly spits on them.
- A single blackberry cane can grow over 20 feet in a single season, arching to root at the tip.
- The five-petaled flowers look like small wild roses, which makes sense since blackberries are in the rose family.
- Blackberry leaves were traditionally used to make a tea believed to remedy sore throats and mouth ulcers.
Color meanings
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lowliness
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remorse
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envy