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    RUBUS odoratus
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    RUBUS odoratus

    Commonly known as American bramble, Flowering raspberry

    Vigorous suckering and spreading shrub with palmate velvety leaves, clusters of attractive purplish-pink flowers and edible red fruit. A good plant for semi-shade in a wild garden
     
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    • Good to know
      Red fruit edible, but bland.
    • Place of origin
      Eastern North America
    • Deciduous
      Large, broadly ovate, 5-lobed, velvety, dark-green leaves to 24cm (10in) long.
    • Purple
      Shades of purple/mauve/lilac/violet
      Solid purple.
    • Cup-shaped
      Shallowly cup-shaped
    • Border
      Suitable for a large shrub border
    • Fully hardy
    • Lobed
    • Serrate
    • Ovate
    • Height
      2.5m (8ft) or more
    • Spread
      2.5m (8ft) or more
    • Tall Shrub
      Fast-growing, thicket-forming with spineless shoots. Produces panicles of flowers to 5cm (2in) across, followed by flattened, hemispherical fruit to 2cm (¾in) across.
    • Pruning group 2
      Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
      Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
      When: Annually, after flowering.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Mature Size
      2.5m (8ft) or more
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        2.5m (8ft) or more
       
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
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    £12.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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    £6.00
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