Rubus deliciosus
Rubus deliciosus | |
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Cultivated in Sweden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Rubus |
Species: | R. deliciosus
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Binomial name | |
Rubus deliciosus Torr. 1827
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Rubus deliciosus is a North American
Description
Rubus deliciosus is a deciduous shrub or vine growing to 1.5 m (5 ft), rarely 3 m (10 ft), with arching stems. Unlike many species of Rubus, the flowering stems are perennial. The bark is flaky and peeling. The leaves are simple (not compound, like most other species in the genus), 3.3–5 cm long and broad, with three shallowly rounded lobes (occasionally unlobed or five-lobed), becoming glabrous beneath. The flowers are 3.8–6 cm diameter, fragrant, with five white petals 1.5–3 cm across.
The fruit is dark red, 10–13 mm diameter; it is rather dry and not highly valued, but the flavor is said to be delicious.[6][7][8] The wild forms generally have unappealing fruit.[9]
Distribution
It inhabits scrub and rocky slopes
Cultivation
Rubus deliciosus requires well drained soil in full sun. It is hardy to USDA zone #5 (-20 °F; -29 °C). It is propagated by cuttings in July or August.[8]
Hybrids
It has been
The cultivar R. × tridel 'Benenden' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[14]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Rubus deliciosus Torr.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rubus deliciosus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-56044-624-8
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Lavallée, A. (1880), "Rubus deliciosus", The Garden, 17: 48
- ^ a b Oklahoma Biological Survey: Rubus deliciosus
- ^ Rocky Mountain Native Plants Company: Rubus deliciosus
- ^ ISBN 978-0-330-30258-6.
- ^ Weber, W.A. 1976. Rocky Mountain flora: A field guide for the identification of the Ferns, Conifers, and Flowering Plants of the Southern Rocky Mountains from Pikes Peak to Rocky Mountain National Park and from the Plains to the Continental Divide. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, CO.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile: Rubus deliciosus
- ^ Weber, W.A. & Wittmann, R.C. 1992. Catalog of the Colorado flora: a biodiversity baseline. University of Colorado Press, Niwot, Co. The Colorado Catalog – Online Version Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
- ^ National Museums Northern Ireland: Ornamental Bramble
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Rubus 'Benenden'". Retrieved 17 February 2021.