Purple Flowering Raspberry Thornless Live Plant | Ornamental Edible Shrub Zones 4-7

Add beauty and function to your landscape with this Purple Flowering Raspberry rooted starter plant, a thornless ornamental shrub prized for its vibrant purple blooms, pollinator-friendly flowers, and edible tart fruit. Native to woodland edges throughout the eastern United States, this hardy shrub thrives in moist partially shaded areas and spreads into attractive naturalized plantings perfect for borders, pathways, erosion control, wildlife gardens, and ornamental edible landscapes. Fragrant summer flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators before developing small tart raspberries suitable for fresh use, juice, preserves, and cooking.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted Purple Flowering Raspberry starter plant
✔️ Healthy live thornless ornamental shrub
✔️ Pollinator-friendly flowering raspberry variety
✔️ Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: Purple Flowering Raspberry
• Botanical Name: Rubus odoratus
• Plant Type: Fruiting ornamental deciduous shrub
• Growth Stage: Rooted starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
• Soil: Moist well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate to consistent moisture
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 8–10 feet
• Growth Habit: Spreading thornless shrub
• Bloom Color: Purple-pink
• Fruit: Small tart raspberries
• Bloom Season: Summer
• Pollination: Self-pollinating
• Special Features: Thornless, ornamental flowers, pollinator friendly
• USDA Zones: 4–7
• Wildlife Value: Attracts bees and butterflies

Care Tip

Plant in moist organically rich soil with afternoon shade for best flowering and foliage appearance. Occasional pruning helps maintain shape and encourages vigorous new growth.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.