Raspberry Bush
Rubus idaeus
Fruit Plants & Bushes Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
Bramble producing sweet, delicate berries in red, black, purple, or golden varieties. Summer-bearing (floricane) and everbearing (primocane) types available; biennial canes.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 2-3 days
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Humidity
Moderate (50-65%)
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Temperature
10-28°C
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Soil
Well-draining, fertile, slightly acidic loam (pH 5.5-6.5); rich in organic matter
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Fertilizer
Balanced 10-10-10 in early spring; side-dress with compost or manure
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
रास्पबेरी की झाड़ी
BN
Bengali
রাস্পবেরি ঝোপ
MR
Marathi
रास्पबेरी झाड़ी
TE
Telugu
రాస్పెర్రీ పొద
TA
Tamil
ராஸ்ப்பெர்ரி புதர்
GU
Gujarati
રાસ્પબેરી ઝાડ
UR
Urdu
راسپبیری جھاڑی
KN
Kannada
ರಾಸ್ಪೆರ್ರಿ ಪೊದ
OR
Odia
ରାସପେରି ଝାଡ଼ୀ
ML
Malayalam
റാസ്ബെറി കുറ്റിച്ചെടി
PA
Punjabi
ਰਾਸਪਬੇਰੀ ਝਾਡ਼ੀ
AS
Assamese
ৰাছবেৰী ঝোপ
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Europe and northern Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 1-2 meters (3-6 feet)
- 📐 Spread
- 90-150 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans and pets. Fruit and leaves are edible; leaves used medicinally.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Suckers, root cuttings, tip layering; division of established canes
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to humans and pets. Fruit and leaves are edible; leaves used medicinally.
Common issues
- Raspberry crown borer
- Anthracnose on canes
- Powdery mildew
- Spider mites
💡 Care tips
- Everbearing varieties produce fruit twice per year
- Support with a wire fence or trellis system
- Prune spent canes to ground level after harvest
- Mulch heavily to suppress weeds and retain soil moisture
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