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Cupid Cherry vs Flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Prunus x kerrasis Cupid

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Flowering Raspberry
Cupid Cherry

The Flowering Raspberry is an ornamental shrubby plant that blooms with fragrant light purple flowers throughout the summer and has a large, decorative foliage of bright green leaves. The flowers resemble that of a wildrose, and the foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall. This cultivar produces small red raspberries, similar to that of a thimbleberry, but the fruit is mostly tasteless.

The Flowering Raspberry, also known as Virginia Raspberry or Purple-Flowered Raspberry, makes a great hedge plant and is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard.

Cupid Cherry is a hardy deciduous hybrid shrub variety of Sour Cherry released in the Romance Series of dwarf sour cherries from the University of Saskatchewan in 2004. Cupid Cherry produces the largest fruit of all the sour cherries which is dark/red fruit and perfect for fresh eating but it tends to be a bit later than other varieties.

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Cupid Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 2.0 m (7 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: orange
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Berries: very large dark red/black cherries
Fruit size: 6.5g
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Flavor: balanced - good for fresh eating
Harvest: late August to early September
Flowers: purple
Flowers: white
Bark: thornless orange
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: high
Suckering: high
Suckering: low




Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry