Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
About it
- Kind
- Shrubs · Perennial
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Mature size
- to 5 ft × 2 ft
- Blooms
- May–Jun
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 30 in apart, rows 96 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 16 in
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Water
- About every 3 days
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Raspberry yet.
Varieties people grow
- Anne— pale yellow autumn-fruiting raspberry
- Boyne— summer red; early and extremely hardy
- Caroline— autumn-fruiting red; vigorous, good flavour
- Heritage— autumn-fruiting red; the usual first choice
- Latham— summer red; very hardy old variety
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Raspberry yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats No information in our sources
- Dogs No information in our sources
- Horses No information in our sources
- Children No information in our sources
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Raspberry yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Rubus idaeus L.
- Most facts UMN Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- water frequency days UMN Extension ↗ UMN "Growing raspberries in the home garden": "Raspberries need 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week from flowering until harvest." and, because the roots are in the top two feet of soil, "watering regularly is better than an occasional deep soaking." The page publishes no interval; three days is the app splitting that week's water as the page advises, not a published figure.