The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

You can visit our Rubus fruticosus page or browse the pictures using the next and previous links. If you've been inspired take a look at the Rubus plants in our garden centre.

Rubus fruticosus (Bramble or blackberry flowers)

Pride

By Pride


Rubus fruticosus (Bramble or blackberry flowers) (Rubus fruticosus)

Edible Uses
Fruit; Leaves; Root and New Shoots.
Fruit either raw or cooked. The best plants have delicious fruits there are a range of types, because of this it is possible to obtain ripe fruits from late July to November. The fruit is also made into syrups, jams and other preserves. If the fruit is eaten before it is ripe and soft it can cause stomach upset.
Root - cooked. The root should be neither to young nor too old and it requires a lot of boiling.
A herble tea can be made from the dried leaves. The young leaves are best for this.
Young shoots can be eaten raw. They are harvested as they emerge through the ground in the spring, peeled and used in salads.



Comments on this photo

 

Nice photo Pride.....

18 Jun, 2009

 

Are these plants invasive ?I thought I did read in an article somewhere they were.

24 Aug, 2010



Comment on this photo


   Photo 8 of 14

  • previous slideshow photo
  • next slideshow photo

What else?

See who else is growing Rubus fruticosus.

See who else has plants in genus Rubus.

Members who like this photo

  • Gardening with friends since
    20 May, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    31 Jan, 2008

  • Gardening with friends since
    4 May, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    11 Jan, 2009