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Royalty Purple Raspberry Plant

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Description

Our perfect purple raspberry! Plant is vigorous, hearty and resistant to insects. Yields large, sweet berries with great flavor. Fruit never fades, even when canned or frozen. Cold-hardy. Late-summer bearing. Ripens in August. Self-pollinating. A licensed variety of Cornell University.

Note: Do not plant Red, Gold or Purple raspberries within 75-100 feet of Black raspberries. Black raspberries may be more susceptible to viral diseases carried by aphids to and from nearby raspberry plants.

After planting, be sure to prune the bare-root canes back to about 2 inches above the ground. (This does not apply to potted raspberry plants.) Do not skip this step! It is a crucial factor in encouraging the roots to send up new growth during the growing season. It is in the nature of raspberry plants to send up new growth as suckers or basal shoots from below the ground. This means the canes that you plant may not be where you find signs of life or new growth. When it’s time to grow, you will see new sprouts emerge from the ground around where you planted the cane, and this growth is coming from the raspberry plant’s root system.

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Characteristics

Bloom Color Pink
Fruit Color Purple
Fruit Size Extra Large
Hardiness Zone Range 4 - 8
Pollination Self-Pollinating
Ripens/Harvest August
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 6.8
Taste Sweet
Texture Firm
Years to Bear 1 - 2

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

When your plant matures, it will be approximately 4 - 5' tall x 3 - 4' wide.

Recommended Spacing

We recommend spacing these plants 3 - 4' apart to ensure room for growth.

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 4 - 8
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

This variety is self pollinating.

In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You'll get fruit with only one plant!

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow raspberry plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

Read about how to grow raspberry plants »

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22 Questions
Why did you choose this?
Stark Bro'sStore

My purple raspberries did not survive the winter. Replacement.

Susan E K

Needed a good Summer Bearing Variety

Nicholas D

Looked interesting, wanted to give them a try!

Tina N

try a different berry

Ken P
Can you plant purple raspberries next to red raspberries?
TYLER G

We have a short row of the purple ones about 6' away from a row of red. There have been no problems in the two years they've been there.

CHERYL Z
how tall does the purple raspberry grow and how do you prune this variety?
Geraldine K M

Mine are 6-8 feet long, I recommend a way to attach them.
Pruning: let the canes who grew last year produce fruit the next spring then cut them down.

CYRILLE B
pruning purple rasberries: My plants are 6+ feet tall.Is it a good idea to cut back to 3-4 feet? If so can I do it now (fall) or next spring?
Paul M

According to advice given me by a Missouri expert on brambles, some purples (Royalty) propagate mainly by suckering (like reds) while others (Brandywine) propagate like blacks (mainly tip rooting). This might explain why you can find conflicting advice online concerning pruning purple raspberries. I suppose you should specify the cultivar when you ask the nursery botanist.

Terri O.
Does this variety send up sucker plants or only reproduce by leaf tipping?....Royalty Purple
Michael S

Oh yes, it's very good at sending out suckers. I have mine in a raised bed, and it's still suckering. From my three plants planted two years ago, I've given over a dozen suckers to friends. Very good producer, too.

KRISTL S
Just wondering if this berry plant is thornless? Thanks, Mike.
MICHAEL M

It's not thornless it has SPINES. Mostly at the base of each stalk. Do wear gloves tho. The further up the stalk it's less painful! Note: Also, how you water will affect the " spineyness" .not enough or inconsistent will produce more spines

DC C
How many plants for the $26.95?
Rochelle M.

The Bare root pack includes three plants.

Titania N.
The description says this is resistant to insects. What type of insects is it referring to?
Jennifer M.

Hi, Jennifer. Royalty Purple is resistant to the common insects that trouble berry plants: aphids, borers, fruitworm, etc. It is not insect-proof, but it is resistant.

LeAnn
Do Royalty Purple produce their late summer crop on Primocanes or Floricanes?
WILLIAM B
Bought these this spring. Do I need to stake to keep plants off the ground?
Steve K

They will stand pretty well on their own, but I plant in a row with a steel fence post at either end. I run a piece of wife between the posts horizontally every foot going up, and weave the growth through the wires too support them. Keeps then more tidy and easy to pick/care for.

DAN S
Primacane or floracane for Royalty raspberry?
VG F

The Royalty Purple Raspberry is a Primocane.

Kacie S.
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1-10 of 32 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 11, 2024
Royal Purples
All 6 of the bare root plants arrived safely and are doing well. I haven't had a chance to taste them yet, but each plant has a few fruits this year, so within the next few weeks I'll check out the flavor!
LYNN S.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 25, 2019
Best-tasting raspberry in my garden!
I planted these in spring, 2018. Now (late June, 2019) I have strong canes bearing thumb-sized fruit that's absolutely delicious! This plant doesn't seem to produce so prolifically as the Brandywine purples, but it's truly purple, while my Brandywines look and taste like blacks. As for questions about pruning purples, many people will give differing advice. This, according to Pat Byers, Missouri's master gardener specializing in brambles, is because some purples propagate like reds (suckering) while others propagate like blacks (tip-rooting). He advised me to treat Royalty like red raspberries, Brandywine like black.
Terri O.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 18, 2019
Love my berries
I Planted the Raspberries for my daughter. She loves them. I planted them last year. This year they a beautiful, loaded with berries.
CHAD L
Rated 5 out of 5
May 4, 2019
Beautiful plant.
Like everything I planted last year these 3 bare root beauties were chewed to the ground by rabbits. This spring (chicken wire) these plants are sending up many new shoots 25+. Easy to distinguish from other raspberry plants because the shoot is purple and darker than the others. Hardy. I have no doubt these plants will produce many berries this august and in the future. I can't believe these along with Starkbros Diamond Gold & Anne Yellow survived the first year onslaught of rabbits and a harsh winter. Highly recommended.
Edward B
Rated 5 out of 5
Apr 30, 2019
Royal Purple Raspberry! ?
One of the best garden decisions I ever made was ordering this from Stark Bros. Truly delicious berries. Great plant. Thank you!
DC C
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 4, 2018
Great raspberry
I've first grown these purple raspberries at the house I previously lived at. Liked them so much that I had to plant them again at my new house. They have very strong canes that don't need to be trellised if you keep them pruned properly. They are heavy bearers of nice berries. Firm enough that they keep their shape well after picking and very delicious too.
GAIL S
Rated 5 out of 5
May 14, 2018
Lovely plants with great growth.
These guys definitely need a trellis! The canes grow l-o-n-g and topple over. We got a lot of growth in their first season and a small harvest of tasty berries. Can't wait to see what they do this year!
TEUKIE M
Rated 5 out of 5
May 10, 2018
Royalty Purple Rasberry
The plants had fruits in the fall the year of planting in the spring. The cans needed support to grow upright. I cut the can off in winter to ground level. Early May new shoots emerged between the 2 parallel wires I had installed for tying the cans.
Ben E
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 4, 2017
Royalty Purple lives up to its name!
I have grown many different varieties of raspberries and this one has to be on the top of the list! Very hardy, good harvest on last year's new plants and the taste is robust! No watery mush here. It grows great here on the Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee where weather can change quickly. Highly recommended!
Barbra K
Rated 5 out of 5
May 14, 2017
Royalty Purple Raspberry
My wife likes purple raspberry's very much so I bought them. They arrived well packaged and with a good root system. I planted them according to instructions. Though it was a dry summer, they seemed to thrive, We actually got a few berries! This spring the canes are strong and healthy looking. I expect to get a fairly good crop of the delicious berries.
David S

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