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Sign up freeRubus fruticosus agg.
fruit
Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies🐝 Needs pollinatorsCanes fruit in second year — cut fruited canes to ground after harvest. Thornless varieties available. Spreads by tip-rooting; peg tips down to propagate.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Spider mites.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Predatory mites, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Moist, well-draining, slightly acidic — tolerates most soils
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
flowerThrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Blackberry
