Diablo Ninebark vs Flowering Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

Diablo Ninebark vs Flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Physocarpus opulifolius Diablo

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Flowering Raspberry
Diablo Ninebark

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.

Diablo Ninebark is a small, low maintenance, multi-stemmed shrub, that is used to add texture or color to any yard. This plant grows dark purple leaves in the spring and grows slightly faster than Common Ninebark. It features flaky red to brown bark, clusters of white flowers, and long, maple-like leaves. Diablo Ninebark can make a dense and colorful hedge, or it can be an attractive ornamental by itself.

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Diablo Ninebark Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: reddish-purple
Fall colour: yellow
Bark: thornless orange
Bark: brown to red, exfoliating
Flowers: purple
Flowers: white
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Berries: red
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Seeds: inflated seed capsules
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS
Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry
Other Names: eastern ninebark, purple ninebark