Plant Name: Rubus idaeus var. strigosis
Common name:  American Red Raspberry
Plant Type:  Semi-Evergreen Shrub
Plant Height:  3’ – 9’; Erect to Spreading
Plant Width:  3’ –  9’
Bloom Time:  April – May; Fruit Matures July to September.
Flower Color:  White to Greenish White
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade.
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Moist, Loamy Soil
Water Need:  Medium
Firewise: Resistant
Attributes: Provides Food & Shelter for Birds, Mammals; Pollinated by Bees & Birds; Attracts Butterflies; Showy Flower.
Uses:  Erosion Control; Rock Garden; Bird Gardens; Pollinator Garden; Screening.
Note:  Has Thorns; Prune Out Fruiting Canes for Summer & Everbearing Cultivars in Summer After Fruiting – Cut Back Tips of Everbearers that Fruited Last Fall but Leave Rest of Cane for Summer Fruiting – In Late Winter Remove Any Canes Damaged by Winter; Fungal Diseases May Cause Serious Problems that Necessitate Chemical Treatments; Cane & Crown Borers are Serious Pests.
Native to:  North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone- 4-8

Report by: Viki Ashford

Photo Credit: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Posted by: Carlotta Lucas