American Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
American red raspberry is the wild parent of the garden raspberry, forming arching, prickly canes hung with sweet red berries. Beloved by birds and people alike; spreads readily, so give it room.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–9 ft
- Spacing
- 3–9 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~163 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
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- Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
- Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
- Blackcap Raspberry (Rubus leucodermis)