Also called Red Raspberry, Wild Red Raspberry, American Red Raspberry, Common Red Raspberry, Raspberry, Red Raspberry, Western Red Raspberry, European Raspberry
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a perennial cane shrub grown for its red, sweet-tart fruit. Plant it in full sun with good drainage and support the canes, which fruit mainly on second-year wood.
Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist, especially while fruiting, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained loam with a slightly acidic pH of about 5.5 to 6.5.
Temperature
Hardy to about -30 °C when dormant; grows best in cool temperate climates with cold winters.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Mexico
Climate
temperate
About
Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally European red raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberry species) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Eurasia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.
Where it grows
The species is native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.
Uses
R. idaeus is grown primarily for its fruits, but occasionally for its leaves, roots, or other parts.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rubus idaeus 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.