Rubus phoenicolasius
Japanese Wineberry
Wineberry, or Japanese Wineberry is a scrambler,in the raspberry family, native to China, Japan and Korea. It spreads by underground stems, and produces long, red-flushed canes with red bristles and some thorns. The leaves, which are pale green with white undersides, turn yellow in Autumn. The flowers are small, and white flowers surrounded by red calyces appear in Summer, in clusters, and are followed by shiny, orangey-red edible berries Like raspberries, which are usually perennial, they have canes each year on which the fruit is borne from the second year.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Japanese Wineberry
Latin name
Rubus phoenicolasius
type
Fruiting Canes
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
Rubus phoenicolasius
Wineberry, or Japanese Wineberry is a scrambler,in the raspberry family, native to China, Japan and Korea. It spreads by underground stems, and produces long, red-flushed canes with red bristles and some thorns. The leaves, which are pale green with white undersides, turn yellow in Autumn. The flowers are small, and white flowers surrounded by red calyces appear in Summer, in clusters, and are followed by shiny, orangey-red edible berries Like raspberries, which are usually perennial, they have canes each year on which the fruit is borne from the second year.
Planting Outdoors Autumn
From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn
Plant new canes in spring or autumn in well prepared beds. Take out a trench, fill with compost to within 3ins from top, set in plants, cover to ground level, and firm. Water thoroughly.