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Albion Strawberry vs Flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Fragaria ananassa Albion

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Flowering Raspberry
Albion Strawberry

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.

Albion Strawberry is an Day Neutral (Long Day, Everbearing) hybrid that produces berries all summer and into fall. It is heat tolerant and disease resistant, and grows well in warmer climates. Its conical fruit, bright red color, and reliable firmness, make the fruit excellent for fresh eating, or in pies or jellies.

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Albion Strawberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Berries: sweet
Firmness: firm
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Flavor: sweet dessert berry
Harvest: spring through summer
Flowers: purple
Bark: thornless orange
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: high
Suckering: high
Suckering: high




Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry