Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
-
Eastern Asia
Types
Rubus leucodermis, Rubus occidentalis, Rubus coreanus
Lonicera japonica
Number of Varieties
3060
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
-
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.48 cm800.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Winter, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Root Division
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
cramps, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Swollen Lips, Tingly mouth, Vomiting, Watery eyes
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Astringent, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Tonic
Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
RUBUS 'Jewel'
Lonicera japonica
Common Name
Black Raspberry
Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua
In Hindi
Black Raspberry Tree
जापानी Honeysuckle
In German
Schwarze Himbeere Baum
Japanese Honeysuckle
In French
Noir Arbre Framboise
Chèvrefeuille japonais
In Spanish
Negro del árbol de la frambuesa
madreselva japonesa
In Greek
Μαύρο Raspberry Δέντρο
Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα
In Portuguese
Árvore framboesa Preto
Honeysuckle japonês
In Polish
Czarny Raspberry Drzewo
wiciokrzew japoński
In Latin
Niger IDAEUS ligno
CISSANTHEMOS Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Dipsacales
Family
Rosaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Rubus
Lonicera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
-
Number of Species
2180
1
27800
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