Flowering Raspberry vs Coho Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

Flowering Raspberry vs Coho Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Rubus idaeus Coho

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Flowering Raspberry
Coho Raspberry

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.

Coho Raspberry is a high-yielding raspberry that is known for having large, very firm berries. They are bright red with a great flavour. Their firmness allows for easy picking and makes them well suited for freezing. They are one of the last raspberries to ripen, allowing for fresh berries later in the season.

They are named after the Coho Salmon which are known for their bright red colouring and late spawning runs.

The Coho Raspberry is a fast-growing floricane. This means that raspberries will not grow on canes the year they first grow. The mature canes they do grow on, however, produce more berries than primocane varieties.

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Coho Raspberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Berries: large, bright red
Firmness: firm
Firmness: very firm
Flavor: tasteless
Harvest: late July into August
Flowers: purple
Flowers: white
Bark: thornless orange
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high




Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry