Herb latin name: Rubus peltatus


Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)



Edible parts of Rubus peltatus:

Fruit - raw or cooked. The orange-red fruit is up to 15mm long.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
150 cm
(5 feet)

Flowering:
May to
June

Habitat of the herb:

Mountains, C. and S. Japan. Slopes, foothills, forest margins, ravines and moist waste places at elevations of 300 - 1500 metres in western China.

Other uses of Rubus peltatus:

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 peltatus:

Mountains, C. and S. Japan. Slopes, foothills, forest margins, ravines and moist waste places at elevations of 300 - 1500 metres in western China.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Rubus peltatus:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.