Purple-flowering raspberry is a hardy, deciduous native shrub grown more for its showy pink-purple summer flowers than for fruit. Large, soft green leaves give it a lush, woodland look, while the open, thicket-forming habit makes it ideal for naturalized plantings. Small, raspberry-like fruits may follow but are lightly flavored and secondary to the ornamental appeal.
| Shrub | |
| Rubus | |
| Raspberry | |
| Zone 3 | |
| 4-6+ hours | |
| Average to moist, well-drained soil | |
| Native plantings | |
| Woodland edges | |
| 4-6' | |
| 4-6' | |
| Summer | |
| Purple | |
| 1.5" | |
| Rapid | |
| Upright, Wide | |
| Plant-tone | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Amelanchier, Cornus, Ferns, Viburnum |