• Height: 3-6 ft
• Spread: 6-12 ft
• Light: Full sun-Part shade
• Soil:  Average-Moist, Well drained
• Zone: 3-8
• Deer Resistance: Moderate
• Deciduous
• Native
• Black Walnut Tolerant

It is known for its showy, fragrant purple flowers that bloom from June to August, arguably making it one of the most beautiful raspberry shrubs. The leaves are large and deeply lobed, which adds to the beauty of the shrub. This species produces edible berries but they are not as tasty as many other species and cultivars.

Although not as delicious to us the berries are a wonderful food source for birds and mammals. The pollen and nectar are also very nutritious for bees and other pollinators.

Like other raspberries purple flowering raspberry can spread quickly by rhizomes to naturalize an area. They are naturally found in moist woodland areas and forest edges.