Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 5 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Raspberries as early as August in Virginia and continues till frost. Great for jam and cobbler. |
Flowers: | Other: Flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by Bees, flies, self. The plant is self fertile. |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: Best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3°c . |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Division Other: Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/Aug. in a cold frame. Tip layering in July. Plant out in Autumn. Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in autumn. |
Pollinators: | Self Flies Bees |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP10412 Goes Dormant |
klc210 | On November 12, 2022 | Maintenance performed (Using Harris Neem Oil concentrate I sprayed entire plant including stems & leaves both front and back. Also used same concentrate to drench the roots (using about 2-3 cups for the drench) |
klc210 | On July 18, 2022 | Transplanted Planted in backyard along inside of fence to the right of back gate. |
klc210 | On July 2, 2022 | Obtained plant |
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