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Description

Also known as Nagoonberry in British Columbia. Fruit: Brownish purplish red, aromatic, sweet aggregate of drupes.

Rubus arcticus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m by 1 m .
It is hardy to zone 1. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Cultivation

Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in a sunny position. A very variable species, it is sometimes divided into three species, viz.:- R. arcticus, R. acaulis and R. stellatus. Suitable for growing in containers. Most often in acidic soils rich in organic matter. Rubus arcticus subsp. x stellarcticus G.Larss. is an unresolved name
This name is unresolved, but some data suggest that it is synonymous with Rubus × stellarcticus H.E.Weber, but some data suggest that it is an infraspecific name of Rubus arcticus L..

HabitatsDamp peats or gravels
Habitatsespecially on calcareous soils.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsCultivated Beds
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsCultivated Beds
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