Red currant

Ribes rubrum

Shrub1.2×1.2 mzone 3–7partial shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Grossulariaceae
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.2 m
Spread: 1.2 m
Growth: medium
Lifespan: 20 years
First yield: after 2 years
Hardiness: zone 3–7
Shade tolerance: partial shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: dry – moist
pH: 5.5 – 7

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible6 of 10

Medicinal1 of 10

Other uses1 of 10

Growing

Gedeiht in Sonne bis Halbschatten auf feuchtem, gut durchlässigem Boden. Sehr frosthart und pflegeleicht; jährlicher Auslichtungsschnitt fördert den Ertrag.

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