Raspberry Shortcake® Raspberry

Rubus idaeus 'NR7' Plant Patent #22,141

Item #7938 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9

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Plant Description

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.

Overview
Light Needs:
Full sun
Watering Needs:
Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
Average Landscape Size:
Moderate growing, compact mound; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.
Key Feature:
Thornless Dwarf Raspberry
Blooms:
Spring flowers, followed by midsummer fruit.
Landscape Uses:
Border, Container, Hedge, Kitchen Garden, Mass Planting
Detail
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.
Light Needs:
Full sun
Watering Needs:
Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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.