Scientific Name:
Rubus idaeus
Pronunciation:
ROO-bus eye-DAY-ee-us
Common Name:
raspberry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, pinnately compound with 3 or 5 heavily veined leaflets, most ovate, 3-10cm long x 2-6cm wide; some lobed, margin double-serrate, undersides light green-grey, petiole and rachis with prickles; cymes form on prickly canes in their second year, 2-4 florets each about 15mm wide, with 5 green sepals with alternating with 5 smaller white petals, many stmens and pistils; aggregate of drupelets (raspberry) 1-1.5cm wide. 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, North America
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:
Double serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Drupe, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red, Tan, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule, leafy, Brambles
Propagation:
Cuttings, Hardwood cuttings, Layering
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mold, Nematodes, Rust
