Ribes rubrum
Whitecurrant
Whitecurrant are a group of specific cultivars of the standard Redcurrent plant, Ribes rubrum. Various cultivars exist and the only main difference to a redcurrant is the colour and often the taste of the fruits which are sweeter and white in colour. It is a deciduous shrub that flowers in Spring, & in Summer produces lots of edible currants.. Long stems grow from the plant base, and each branch requires pruning after ageing to a few years old. Whitecurrants self-fertile, which means you do not need to grow more than one bush in order for fruit to be produced.
Contributed by @disneyfacts
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Whitecurrant
Latin name
Ribes rubrum
type
Fruiting Plant
family
Grossulariaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
1.30 M
Ribes rubrum
Whitecurrant are a group of specific cultivars of the standard Redcurrent plant, Ribes rubrum. Various cultivars exist and the only main difference to a redcurrant is the colour and often the taste of the fruits which are sweeter and white in colour. It is a deciduous shrub that flowers in Spring, & in Summer produces lots of edible currants.. Long stems grow from the plant base, and each branch requires pruning after ageing to a few years old. Whitecurrants self-fertile, which means you do not need to grow more than one bush in order for fruit to be produced.
Planting outdoors
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant bare rooted plants asap after you receive in Autumn. Dig a hole twice the size of the spreaded roots, and mix well rotted compost with the soil, and plant the bush at the same depth, or a little lower. Firm in well, and mulch with compost.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter
Take hardwood cuttings of up to 3cm from this years growth, making a clean from above a shoot and remove any soft growth. Nearly fill a container with fine grit at the bottom, to enable free draining, and a suitable compost. Place the cutting, having dipped he end in a rooting compound first, with a third of the cutting showing.
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