Looking for a beautiful ornamental shrub that attracts songbirds and butterflies? 
 
     Purple-flowering Raspberry also provides nesting for bees.  It's in the Rose family and coveted for its 2-inch, fragrant, pinkish-purple rose-like flowers that bloom most of the summer.  It makes a great addition to a home garden as well as an attractive hedge.
 
     Its fruits make a great snack and are good on cereal and in smoothies.
 
     Purple-flowering Raspberry is thornless, and its large, velvety green, maple-like leaves turn golden in the fall.  The leaves completely cover the shrub from top to bottom, providing a glorious full coat of foliage.
 
     It spreads to form thickets and is a good choice for a natural area, slope or hedge. It is happiest in full sun with well-drained soil.