Rubus idaeus 'Valentina' - 60-80 CM C2

Description
The Raspberry 'Valentina' (Rubus idaeus) produces red, apricot-coloured, medium-sized berries. They have a sweet and sour flavour. Well-drained, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from mid-July. Its white flowers are a beautiful sight.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour flavour * red-brown shoots * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * easy to care for

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Raspberry 'Valentina' are light green, pinnate, alternate, serrated. They are about 3 - 10 cm in size.

Spread
Europe.

Frost hardiness
The Raspberry 'Valentina' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Raspberry 'Valentina' is an upright, overhanging and climbing shrub that can reach a height of 1.5 - 2 metres and a width of 0.8 - 1.5 metres. It usually grows 0.4 - 1.2 m per year.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Rubus idaeus 'Valentina' prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from April to mid-August - Pruning: In the period from the end of July to October.

Care
A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The white, cupped flowers of the Raspberry 'Valentina' appear in clusters from May to July.

Fruit
The red to apricot-coloured, medium-sized berries have a sweet and sour taste. The berries are round. Ripening time from mid-July.

Use
Farm garden, fresh consumption, bee pasture, jam, dessert

Shoots
The shoots of Rubus idaeus 'Valentina' are spiny, red-brown in colour.

Root
Rubus idaeus 'Valentina' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms runner-forming roots.