Rubus odoratus Part Sun

Rubus odoratus Part SunPurple Flowering Raspberry ( Rubus odoratus)Rose Family This raspberry has 2 3, very showy, bright purple flowers that bring a wealth of nectar to the summer landscape. The flowers are very fragrant and tend to bloom for a long period of time. The maple shaped leaves are equally attractive, keeping the bright green color through the growing season, before turning yellow for fall. Like most species in the rose family, this is a suckering shrub and can

producing more basal rosettes over time

Exposure:Full sun-Part sun

Seeds:Cross-pollination required for seed

It typically forms dense mats of small

or creeping vine

Plant in a site with good air circulation and prune for airflow to minimize susceptibility to typical crabapple diseases such as apple scab or cedar-apple rust

and crabapple butter

fuzzy leaves are dense and highly attractiveHeight: 6-40’ Space: 5-10’Soil: Moist-AverageExposure:  Part sun-Part shade-ShadeFauna: Fly pollinated

with male and female flowers occuring on separate plants

Leaves: Blue-green

Its shorter flower clusters (4–6 inches)

It does not spread aggressively but will gradually increase in size