Rubus caesius

Dewberry

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Width

1 m

Flowering Time

May, June, July, August, September

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun,

shade

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, flood

Bird feeding plants

Rubus caesius

Characteristics:

Habit

Thicket-like small-shrub, can climb through other plants, 0.5-1.5 m tall, single twigs up to more than 2 m long; prostrate, asymmetrically extended to overhanging; fast-growing and quite varying

Blossom

Corymbs with few flowers, white; May to September, with flowers and fruits at the same time in summer

Leaves

In threes, early shoots in April, light green, later pale green to grey-green; many autumn colours, bright red or orange-yellow, early, from beginning of September

Fruits

Glaucous blue dewberries, later only black; edible, but tasteless and without aroma

Roots

Deep with far-reaching root system, extraordinarily tough roots, but avoids root pressure from large trees

Demands

Sun to shade; warm to cool, frost hardy; prefers high humidity

Soil

Moderately dry to damp; slightly acidic to alkaline; likes nutritious, heavy soil such as mud, loam or clay

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5b

Bee pasture/nectar

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
98560184	Pot 1 L, 30-40	€9.50
98660184	Pot 1 L, 40-60	€11.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
98560184	Pot 1 L, 30-40	€9.50
98660184	Pot 1 L, 40-60	€11.00