Native Raspberry

A scrambling native raspberry, with arching stems and pink flowers. Fine prickles along stems, more like a raspberry to encounter than a blackberry. Soft green leaves are white underneath and are composed of three leaflets.

This is a great habitat plant for moist and shady parts of the garden. Grows into a sparse thicket and can be trained to screen a fence. Will spread where arching stems touch the ground and put out roots.  Small red/orange berries are edible and sweet with adequate moisture and sunlight. Great plant for a neglected corner or a berry patch in a bushfood garden.  Provides food for fruit eating birds such as Silvereyes and refuge for small woodland birds. Flowers are very popular with a wide variety of native pollinators, including butterflies, native bees, beetles and hoverflies. Encourage dense growth by coppicing.