DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Purple Flowering Raspberry
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Virginia Raspberry / Thimbleberry
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rubus Odoratus
COLOR: Magenta-Purple Flowers / Red Fruit
PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify
BLOOM TIME: June – Sept
HARVEST: July – Sept
HARDINESS ZONE: 3 – 8
PLANT HEIGHT: 4 – 6′
PLANT SPACING: 6 – 8′
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun – Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average – Moist
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: The Purple Flowering Raspberry is native to eastern North America. It has edible fruit & is very ornametal. Sadly, they have become rare due to loss of habitat, & are listed as endangered in Illinois and threatened in Indiana. This is a great native plant to help regain ground. There are so many great things about this plant I dont know where to start!
For one thing, the shrubs are thornless. Nice! They are also a true perennial, a not a biennial. The leaves have a unique shape similar to those of a maple tree, & they turn a lovely yellow in fall. The shrubs are deer resistant. Their preference & best performance is in consistently moist soil & part shade, but they will also tolerate a wide variety of conditions. They include wet or dry soil, sandy or heavy clay soil, & full sun or full shade.
Purple Flowering Raspberry bushes are loved for their ornamental value. The large 2 purple flowers are fragrant, & the plants have a super long blooms time. They provide a source of pollen & necart for bees including honey bees & bumble bees, as well as butterflies. The flowers turn to equally beautiful berries that start out a lovely coral color & mature to red. The raspberries are 3/4″ diameter and are edible but are not as sweet as some other raspberries. Song & game birds as well as little critters like chipmunks & squirrels absolutely love them!
We also have ‘regular’ Raspberry, Black Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, & Strawberry seeds available plus many others!
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WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!
Photo Credits:
9 By Anneli Salo – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=44120332 cropped
10 By Anneli Salo – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=44120604
11 By Anneli Salo – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=44120605
12 By Ayotte, Gilles, 1948- – Bibliothque de l’Universit Laval, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=127944019
13 By Ayotte, Gilles, 1948- – Bibliothque de l’Universit Laval, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=127944018
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