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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Partial Sun - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Gravelly or sandy loams.
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Fruit, Shrubs, Shrub, Edible, Native Plant, Perennial
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
6-12 ft.
Flower
Not very showy. White, five-petaled flowers. Second year canes develop short branches that terminate in flowers. Flowers bloom from April to June.
Fruit
This compound drupe is initially white, later becomes red, and finally turns black-purple when it is mature. Each drupe consists of multiple drupelets, each drupelet containing a single seed. Fruits are available June-July., Black, Red
Benefits
Attracts
Birds
Warning
Plant has thorns or prickles.
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Taxonomy
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus
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