- Botanical name: Rubus idaeus
- Common name: Raspberry
- Family: Rosaceae
- Plant Type: Fruit
Flower colour:
White
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Fruits
- Prefers rich soil
Delicious raspberries, Rubus idaeus, are very easy to grow. From just a few plants you’ll be able to harvest bowlfuls of fruit from midsummer until mid-autumn. They can be eaten straight from the plant, used in jams, summer puddings, coulis and wine, and they also freeze well.
Raspberries can be grown in any size garden, as long as they have a fertile, well-drained soil and plenty of sunshine. Some varieties can even be grown in containers.
Most people grow summer-fruiting raspberries, which bear fruit from late June to August, on the previous year’s growth. To prune, simply cut back all fruited stems to ground level after fruiting. Autumn-fruiting raspberries produce canes that flower and fruit the same year. Cut down all their canes in winter, allowing new canes to develop as a wide row the following year.
How to grow Rubus idaeus
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Plant size
1.5m height
1.5m spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist / chalky / alkaline
Rubus idaeus and wildlife
Rubus idaeus is known for attracting bees and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Bees
Beneficial insects
Birds
Butterflies/Moths
Other pollinators
Is Rubus idaeus poisonous?
Rubus idaeus has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to:
Birds
Cats
Dogs
Horses
Livestock
People