Raspberry Shortcake® Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'NR7' Plant Patent #22,141

Sku #7938

Raspberry Shortcake® is a revolutionary thornless raspberry. Perfect for children and adults, this carefree nutritious raspberry requires no staking or big garden spaces. Its compact nature and rounded growth habit thrives in both patio containers and landscapes. Deciduous.

Light Needs

Full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Thornless Dwarf Raspberry

Light Needs

Full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Container, Hedge, Kitchen Garden, Mass Planting

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:ROO-bus eye-DAY-us

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous

Growth habit:Compact, Mounding, Rounded, Weeping

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing, compact mound; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Bird Friendly, Dwarf Plant, Edible, Gift Plant, Showy Fruit

Foliage color:Green

Blooms:Spring flowers, followed by midsummer fruit.

Flower color:White

Garden styleCottage, Rustic

Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.

Companion PlantsRosemary (Rosmarinus); Salvia (Salvia); Yarrow (Achillea); Lavender (Lavandula); Russian Sage (Perovskia)

Care

Care Information

Provide fertile, neutral to mildly acidic, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Feed in early spring, and again in summer. In late spring, remove all dead canes. After harvest, prune to ground older canes that have fruited, leaving one-year-old canes to produce next season's crop.

History & Lore

History:

This variety was developed during a decades-long breeding program focused on finding exciting new berry plants for the home gardener that are simple to grow, exceptionally beautiful, and delicious. Others in the original collection are Jelly Bean® Blueberry and Peach Sorbet® Blueberry.

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