- Rich in vitamin C
- Decorative sprigs of bright red berries in time for Christmas
- Red currant jelly for the Christmas turkey
- 4.5kg per mature bush
Strings of lacy attractive small flowers appear early Spring. Followed by strings of bright red shiny berries.
Red currants grow fruiting spurs on 2nd year and older wood and fruit predominantly on this material.
Deciduous bushes in Winter. Single, lobed, maple-like deep blue-green leaves.
Harvest the entire cluster of berries and freeze whole or eat fresh, make into jam, sauces or jelly. The red currants are more tart than the white. Self-fertile.