Survives zone 4 through 8
Blackcurrant bold and earthy (cooked); redcurrant tart; gooseberry dessert vs culinary types differ.
- Hardiness
- Zone 4 to 8
- Habit
- Shrub
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- June–Aug
- Mature size
- Bush 1–1.5 m; excellent in containers
- Light
- Partial to full sun
- Soil pH
- 6.0–7.0
- Environment
- Temperate
- Status
- Wild
- Years to fruit
- 1–2 yrs
- Pollination
- Self-fertile