edible

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Native

Growing guidance

Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.

Current-climate suitability

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Sun

Partial shade

Soil moisture

average, moisture-retentive

Heat tolerance

Up to about 34°C

Cold tolerance

Down to about -30°C

Waterlogging tolerance

3/5

Drought tolerance

2/5

Mature size

1.2–2 m tall, 0.6 m spread

Seasonal interest

Summer to autumn fruit · White flower

Maintenance

medium

Wildlife supported

General wildlife value 4/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)

Known risks or warnings

Suckers widely; needs support and summer water.

Toxicity: none

Verified botanical record

Accepted scientific name: Rubus idaeus L.
Family: Rosaceae (Rosales)
Rank and status: species · accepted
GBIF record: Taxon 2993094

Recorded native range: Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Flanders, Flemish Region, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Walloon Region

Recorded as introduced in: Arkansas, Bogotá, Cultivada Naturalizada, Falkland Is., Iceland, Kamchatka, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Portugal and 4 further regions

Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.

Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally European red raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberry species) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Eurasia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.

Description from Wikipedia — Rubus idaeus (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.

Native status and geographic context

United Kingdom: native
United States: native
Australia: climate-suitable

Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.

Kollányi Gábor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to buy

Real retailers serving UK. Garden Forward publishes no prices of its own — each link opens the retailer's own search results, where their current price and stock are shown.

Search Sarah Raven for Rubus idaeus
Perennials, bulbs and seed, delivered across the UK.
Search Ashridge Nurseries for Rubus idaeus
Bare-root trees, hedging and fruit in the dormant season.
Search Marshalls Garden for Rubus idaeus
Fruit, vegetable plants and seed.
Search British Wildflower Meadow Seeds for Rubus idaeus
Native wildflower and meadow seed.
Search Farmer Gracy for Rubus idaeus
Bulbs and perennials shipped direct from Dutch growers.
Search Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants for Rubus idaeus
Specialist hardy perennial nursery.

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Companion palettes

Not currently in a sample palette.

Climate-resilient alternatives

Data sources

Taxonomy and native range: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Species description: Wikipedia — Rubus idaeus
Photograph: Kollányi Gábor · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Growing guidance: Practitioner horticultural estimates pending expert review

Botanical record checked 2026-09-17 · growing guidance last reviewed 2026-06-01 · confidence high

Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.