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Rosaceae
Flowering Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Kindness and wild beauty.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rubus
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Deciduous shrub
- Height
- 3-6 feet
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Unlike other raspberries, flowering raspberry has no thorns on its stems.
- The large maple-shaped leaves can grow up to 10 inches across.
- The flat, dry fruits are technically edible but are tasteless and crumbly compared to true raspberries.
- Its fragrant rose-like flowers can reach 2 inches across, much larger than typical raspberry flowers.
- The bark peels in papery strips, adding winter interest to the garden.
Color meanings
0
Generosity
1
Affection
2
Gentleness