Rubus 'Latham' (Raspberry)

Rubus 'Latham' (Raspberry)This raspberry hybrid grows to a thorny shrub about 4 5' tall. Clusters of white flowers appear in the Spring, which give way to sweet, flavourful red raspberries in mid summer. Best planted in the Fall and pruned immediately after fruiting. The berries are delightful eaten fresh, or used in jams, jellies, pies, freezing and canning. Latham Red Raspberry Size: 1 gal. Sun Shade: Full Sun Water: Moist, well drained soil

many-branched

This evergreen shrub has aromatic needle-like leaves and small blue flowers which bloom in winter and spring

They can be planted on a waterway bank to help with erosion control or as a screen for the summer months

leave spent flowers for structural interest over the fall and winter but prune before spring

Their flowers attract pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies

Deadhead spent flower heads to promote additional bloom

A beautiful perennial grown from seed producing a mixture of flower colours ranging from white

Sun/Shade: Full Sun to part Shade

Best in herb gardens

Sun/Shade: Full Sun Exposure

as a hedge or topiary

Shear after flowering to help encourage a second bloom