Raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Polka'
- Size
- 1.8 m tall, 1 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- Border planting
- Food and shelter for wildlife
- Edible fruit
- Good for pollinators
Safety
- Thorny: not under a window and not along a path children run down.
- Note: spreads by suckers; give it a bed of its own or a root barrier
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Size when mature
- 1.8 m tall, 1 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium, moist
- Soil
- loam, sand
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 6.8
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- A lot
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
- Worth knowing
- Has thorns · Edible · Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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