Wineberry is a deciduous garden shrub with plenty of interesting features. The foliage emerges in spring, pale green with white undersides, before turning yellow in autumn. In summer, small, red-tinged white flowers cover the plant then make way for the bright orange-red berries that follow.

These berries are similar to raspberries and are delicious freshly picked or in jams, jellies, pies, desserts, and smoothies. The flavour is slightly tart when harvested too soon and becomes sweeter as the fruits ripen. You'll know the berries are ready to eat when the colour darkens to a deep red hue. Wineberries are easy to pick from the shrub and freeze well for use all year round.

Also known as Japanese Wineberry, this fruit plant is native to Asia but is easy to grow in this part of the world. It prefers a spot in full sun or partial shade in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil.

Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.