Herb latin name: Rubus lambertianus


Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)



Edible parts of Rubus lambertianus:

Fruit - raw or cooked. Small. The red fruit is 6 - -8mm in diameter.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Evergreen
Shrub

Height:
3 m
(9 3/4 foot)

Flowering:
July to
August

Habitat of the herb:

Slopes, roadsides, montane valleys, ravines, grasslands, thickets and forest margins at elevations of 200 - 2500 metres.

Other uses of Rubus lambertianus:

A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.

Propagation of the herb:

Seed - requires stratification and is best sown in early autumn in a cold frame. Stored seed requires one month stratification at about 3°C and is best sown as early as possible in the year. Prick out the seedlings when they are large enough to handle and grow on in a cold frame. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring of the following year. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Tip layering in July. Plant out in autumn. Division in early spring or just before leaf-fall in the autumn.

Cultivation of Rubus lambertianus:

Slopes, roadsides, montane valleys, ravines, grasslands, thickets and forest margins at elevations of 200 - 2500 metres.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Rubus lambertianus:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.