Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum
- Size
- 1.5 m tall, 1.2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- Border planting
- Food and shelter for wildlife
- Edible fruit
Safety
Nothing on our safety list for this plant.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Grossulariaceae
- Size when mature
- 1.5 m tall, 1.2 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium, moist
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- For pollinators
- Good
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Some
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
- Worth knowing
- Edible · Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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