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Azores Blackberry

Rubus hochstetterorum

Azores Blackberry
Photo: Matzke-Hajek, CC BY-SA 4.0

Azores Blackberry (Rubus hochstetterorum) is a rare bramble native only to the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic. It is a wild species rather than a cultivated fruit crop, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions suited to the Azores climate; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Azores
Climate
temperate

About

Rubus hochstetterorum is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the Azores Islands in the North Atlantic, part of Portugal.

Other Rubus plants

Bundy Blackberry · Garden dewberry · Thorny dewberry · Windham County Blackberry · Rubus adenophorus · Tropical Highland Blackberry · Peaty dewberry · Alaska blackberry · Allegheny blackberry · Rubus alnifolius · Rubus alpinus · Maine dewberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus hochstetterorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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