| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
|---|---|---|
|
Northern Dewberry |
Rubus flagellaris |
Rosaceae |
A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit[168].
A black dye is obtained from the green twigs[207].
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – requires stratification and is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3¡c and is best sown as early as possible in the year. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring of the following year.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[200].
Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn.
Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn[200].
Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[1, 11, 200].
A very polymorphic species[43], it is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit and there are some named varieties[1, 171, 183].
This species is a blackberry with biennial stems, it produces a number of new stems each year from the perennial rootstock, these stems fruit in their second year and then die[200].
The plant produces apomictic flowers, these produce fruit and viable seed without fertilization, each seedling is a genetic copy of the parent[200].
Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus[200].
Eastern N. America.
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