Purple raspberry

Rubus neglectus

A hardy natural hybrid of red and black raspberry with sweet, dusky purple fruit.

Hardiness ratings

Purple raspberry hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 4–8 −34.4 °C to −6.7 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H5 −15 °C to −10 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 4–8 −29 °C to −1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 2–5 −10 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Sweet, dusky purple fruit from a red-by-black raspberry cross
  • Hardy cane fruit that fruits on second-year canes and trains on wires
  • Tolerates cold winters; prune out spent canes each year

Categories

Related plants

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Reference

Purple raspberry on Wikipedia