Purpleflowering Raspberry
Rubus odoratus L. - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Thicket Forming
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Purpleflowering Raspberry: Automeris io io, Epinotia medioviridana, Habrosyne scripta, Lithophane fagina, Paonias excaecata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.