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Rubus parvifolius

Japanese Raspberry

Names

Scientific name
Rubus parvifolius
Common name
Japanese Raspberry

Measurements

Height
0 - 4 ft
Spread
24 - 36 in
Spacing
36 in
Growth Rate
Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam, Sand, Clay
Soil pH
Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Deciduous
Foliage color
Medium Green
Fall foliage
Brown
Bloom time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Bloom color
Rose-pink, Red, Purplish, Yellow
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer
Propagation methods
Seeds, Cuttings, Division, Layering
Attracts
Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
L.
Publication
Sp. Pl. : 1197 (1753)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

Inferior Taxa

Rubus parvifolius var. parvifolius Rubus parvifolius var. toapiensis Rubus parvifolius var. adenochlamys

Synonyms

Rubus parviflorus

References

Rubus parvifolius (Small-leaf Bramble): Minnesota Wildflowers, Minnesota Wildflowers, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/small-leaf-bramble, accessed November 9, 2024

Rubus parvifolius (Japanese raspberry): Go Botany, Native Plant Trust, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/rubus/parvifolius/, accessed November 9, 2024

PlantNET - FloraOnline, PlantNET, https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rubus~parvifolius, accessed November 9, 2024

Rubus parvifolius Japanese Raspberry PFAF Plant Database, Plants for a Future, https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rubus+parvifolius, accessed November 9, 2024

Rubus parvifolius | CABI Compendium, CABI Compendium, https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1079/cabicompendium.108130, accessed November 9, 2024

Rubus parvifolius L., Global Biodiversity Information Facility, https://www.gbif.org/species/2991373, accessed November 9, 2024

Rubus parvifolius - Species Page, New York Flora Atlas, https://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=7605, accessed November 9, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024