SUNLIGHT

• Full Sun 6 - 8 hrs for best yield, can live in partial shade but may not blossom

GROWTH

• 3 - 4 ft tall

• 2 - 4 ft Spread

WATER

• Low - Medium water needs

BLOSSOM SEASON

• April - June

POLLINATOR

• Small White (sometime pink or purple) five petal flowers, attract Honeybees and Solitary Bees

PREFERED SOIL

• Sandy loam, dry - moist, well drained

FERTILIZER

• None required

MEDICINAL

• Topical use:  Blossom can be used to make eye ointment

• Tea:  Raspberry Leaf tea used to ease digestive issues, and strengthen the immune system due to its antioxidant properties 

DYES

• Red

WHY CHOSEN

• It's common in the Okanagan area.

• Great cultural, ecological, and medicinal value.

• Excellent pollinator.