Rubus fruticosus agg. 'Variegatus' (B)

Synonyms

Rubus variegatus

Fruit Edible Shrubs

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An unusual, hardy variegated blackberry to around 2m in height, with dense branches and variegated green and creamy-white foliage. White flowers appear in May to July, followed by black berries which are also variegated pink and creamy-white when unripe. May be trained as a small climber with the correct pruning, grown in a pot or container, or will perform well in diffcult parts of the garden. Not as vigorous as a wild blackberry and will not revert

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam, Sand

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H6

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Rosaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Rubus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, often scrambling with bristly or prickly stems bearing simple, lobed, palmate or pinnate leaves and 5-petalled flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible fruits
Name Status: Accepted
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: This genus produces blackberries

How to Grow

Cultivation

Train to wires on the sheltered side of a fence or wall, in any fertile soil in sun or partial shade. A great variety for pots and containers. See blackberry cultivation for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by division

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Climber and wall shrubs
Edible fruit
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Once well established, cut fruited canes down to the ground in late autumn and tie in the new canes which have grown over the summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free