Silvergieters Schwarze

Variety of Black currant · Ribes nigrum

Old, highly aromatic Dutch variety, often used as a parent of modern breeds.

Also known as: Silvergieter, Silvergieters Zwarte

🇳🇱 Netherlands 1930

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Medium-sized, highly aromatic berries with a strong blackcurrant flavour.

Moderately vigorous, spreading; early flowering makes it frost-prone.

Good yield; a proven 20th-century processing variety.

Important historic parent (e.g. of Ometa); mildew-prone.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Black currant unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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