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Ribes nigrum ‘Consort'


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Ribes nigrum 'Consort' is a highly productive black currant with very flavourful medium sized fruit.


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Ribes nigrum 'Consort' is a highly productive black currant with very flavourful medium sized fruit. Much higher in vitamin C than oranges. A very hardy and disease resistant, upright growing bush. Photo: Wikipedia.


Common Name: Blackcurrants

Family: Grossulariaceae (The Gooseberry Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Full Sun

Height: 4-6'

Width: 3-5'

Primary Bloom Colour: Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Shrub

Bloom Time: Spring

Soil Moisture: Average, Dry

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: Yes

Berries: Black

Benefits: Bees

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Moist to dry forests and rock outcrops in lowlands and mountains.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia

Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas

Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia

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