Flowering Raspberry Purple-flowering Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Rosaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
3–6 ft
Spread
8 ft
Growth Rate
Medium
Light
Full Sun to Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 3a–8b
Bloom Time
June to August
Origin
eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Michigan
Diseases (29)
Phragmidium rubi Yellow Rust
Xenodidymella applanata Spur Blight
Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew
Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot
Botrytis cinerea Fruit Rot and Cane Botrytis
Many commercial Boron Deficiency
Various species including Colletotrichum acutatum, C Anthracnose
Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot
Blackberry Collapse
Blackberry Rust
Cane and Leaf Rust
Kalmusia coniothyrium Cane Blight
Agrobacterium tumefaciens Crown and Cane Gall
Peronospora sparsa Downy Mildew
Dry Cell (Dry Berry) Syndrome
Phytophthora cactorum Fruit Rot
Orange Rust
Purple Blotch
Septoria Leaf Spot
Stamen Blight
Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt
Various plant viruses (Blueberry mosaic virus, Blueberry ... Virus Diseases
Seimatosporium lichenicola Ascospora Dieback
Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) + raspberry leaf mottl... Crumbly Fruit
Described as Dry Berry
A bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Pseudomonas Blight
Tomato ringspot Ringspot
Phytophthora rubi Root Rot
Various plant viruses (Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Straw... Virus
Pests (15)
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Drosophila suzukii Spotted-wing drosophila
Rose stem girdler
Cylindrocopturus furnissi Root weevil
Raspberry crown borer
Raspberry Beetle Raspberry Fruitworm
Looper
Tortricidae Leafroller
Phyllocoptes gracilis Dryberry mite
Cutworms and Armyworms
Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug
Nematodes
Nematode, Dagger
Nematode, Root-lesion