Scientific Name:
Rubus idaeus
Pronunciation:
ROO-bus eye-DAY-ee-us
Common Name:
raspberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves compound with 5 heavily veined leaflets, some lobed; cyme florets about 15mm wide, with 5 green sepals with alternating with 5 smaller white petals, many stmens and pistils; aggregate of drupelets (raspberry). Winter ID: multiple straight basal stems with small prickles, buds conical, about 6mm long, next to forked ligulate stipules.
Habit:
Arching, Irregular, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Urban agriculture, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Tomentose
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate, Serrate