It is widely grown as an ornamental plant for its conspicuous flowers with a long flowering period. Rubus odoratus, Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry. rare plants - fragrant flowers - exotic fruit. Common Name: purple-flowering raspberry . References. Only problem is that the plants are shy to bear. Flowering Purple Raspberry Facts and Features: Mature Size: Small Height: 5+ ft Width: 8+ ft: Sun/Shade: Full sun to partial shade: Moisture: Prefers moist conditions, but can tolerate dry periods. Its a lovely plant with attractive, almost star-shaped leaves and pretty pink flowers. Purple Flowering Raspberry is a native shrub prized for purple flowers that bloom profusely in early summer and continue throughout the season. A thornless raspberry, Rubus odoratus has hairy stems but no prickles. Several yellow or golden raspberry varieties are grown on a small scale for specialty markets. Genus Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits . Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry, flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of Rubus, native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, and south along the Appalachian Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama. A good plant for natural area or wildflower garden. A suckering plant forming large colonies. A large leaved, flowering raspberry with rose-purple flowers and red, drooping clusters of fruit. Click on image to enlarge. Special Uses. NameThatPlant.net currently features 3812 plants and 23,751 images. Pictogram Guide you may also see symbol definition in a pop-up window by mouse-pointing on pictogram.    The plants, and the fruits themselves, bear much resemblance to thimbleberry(R.parviflorus). Plants are very vigorous and can be grown as a tall ground cover for large areas[208]. The attractive maple-like leaves look good all season long and turn pale yellow in the fall. For many plants, the website displays maps showing physiographic provinces within the Carolinas and Georgia where the plant has been documented. A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit[168]. MD_PrintYear(); The raspberry is a hardy, deciduous climbing shrub that come in a variety of colors, including red, purple, yellow or gold and black. The berries aren't usually eaten because they are extremely seedy, though they have a nice flavor. Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[1, 11, 200]. If you don't see the price - the plant is not for sale. Part sun to part shade. Habitat: Moist, well-drained. MAIL ORDER RESTRICTED: The plant Rubus odoratus/Purple Flowering Raspberry is only available for curbside pickup due to its delicate foliage and size. Each ovary contains two ovules, but one usually aborts after differentiation. "This species is native to the Chicago Region according to Swink and Wilhelm's Plants of the Chicago Region, with updates made according to current research About one month after Now an ever expanding clump of purple flowering raspberry lives beneath the canopy of one of my peach trees. Similar plants: Rubus caesius (Blackberry, Dewberry) Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry, Dewberry ) Cultivation details. MD_PrintYear(); purple raspberry. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant for its conspicuous flowers with a long flowering period. Height: 3′ – 6′ Blooms: June – August Fruit: July – August. Purple-flowering Raspberry Origin: North America.    see more; Family Rosaceae . The shrub can bear fruit twice a year. Grows well in a sandy soil but does not like clay[182]. The plants are self-pollinating, but wind, bumblebees and bees also help the plant to bear plenty of fruit after flowering. Food Forest Ground cover Scented Plants. Using TopTropicals.com images, Link to this plant: https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/rubus_odoratus.htm, Complete list of plant cultivation articles, Tropical fruit trees and their cold hardiness (PDF), Top Tropicals guide to late-season plants (Fall through Early Spring) in SW Florida (PDF), Top Tropicals guide to tropical fruit trees and their cold hardiness in SW Florida (PDF). ©TTmagazine.info, 2007 - ©Top Tropicals LLC, 2003 -