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Rubus parviflorus
A thornless native raspberry of Alberta's foothills and Rocky Mountain valleys, with large maple-like fuzzy leaves and papery white five-petaled flowers. Produces bright red raspberry-like fruits that are fragile and seedy but sweet. An important traditional food of Interior Plateau peoples.
Quick Facts
Distribution
Foothills, Rocky Mtns, Zone 3
Light
Part shade
Bloom Time
June–July; harvest July–Aug
Soil
Moist, rich, well-drained
Water
Moderate
Growing & Cultivation
Propagation
Suckers from rhizomes (dig and transplant in spring). Softwood cuttings in early summer also work. Seed is slow — requires warm then cold stratification.
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