Korean Boxwood vs Flowering Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

Korean Boxwood vs Flowering Raspberry

Buxus microphylla Koreana

Rubus odoratus

CUSTOM GROW

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Flowering Raspberry

Korean Boxwood is a vibrant evergreen shrub. A top choice for colder climates, this shrub will look stunning lining a driveway or as a foundation plant.

Easy to root in and maintain, Korean Boxwood's thick foliage is deer resistant and turns an attractive yellow-brown to purplish in winter. Consider applying mulch around the base to keep the roots moist and cool.

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.

Korean Boxwood Quick Facts

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high


Foliage: evergreen
Fall colour: yellow-brown to purple
Bark: thornless orange
Flowers: purple
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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