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common redcurrant | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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common redcurrant

Ribes rubrum

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Ribes
Family: Grossulariaceae
Common Names: garnet berry, northern redcurrant, raisin tree [2], whitecurrant, pinkcurrant

About this plant

R. rubrum is an upright shrub to 2m with lobed leaves and hanging sprays of small, green flowers in spring. These are followed in summerby edible, redcurrant berries in long, hanging clusters

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Will grow in any reasonable garden soil, and benefits from mulching with well-rotted compost, manure or bark particularly on dry soils. See redcurrant cultivation

Pruning

May be pruned to create a permanent framework as a bush, standard, cordon or fan. Main pruning in dormant season; also summer pruning of vigorous side shoots

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn

Pests

Can get aphids, including redcurrant blister aphid, scale insects and gooseberry sawflies. Berries are very attractive to birds

Diseases

May be affected by powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverBanks Slopes

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years