3ft Gloire de Sablons' Pink Currant Plant | 3L Pot
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- Highlights
- Variety Specifications
- Planting & Care
- Enjoy sweet, translucent pink currants with a wonderful fragrance.
- A rare French heritage variety you won't find in shops.
- An easy-to-maintain plant that provides abundant harvests in July.
- Perfect for summer desserts, jams, and decorative garnishes.
- A highly appealing, heavy-cropping plant with good disease resistance.
- Latin Name: Ribes rubrum 'Gloire de Sablons'
- Species: Pink Currant
- Habit: Bushy, upright
- Hardiness: Fully hardy, does not require frost protection.
- Harvest: July
- Position: Full sun
- Soil Type: Prefers moisture-retentive, fertile, well-drained soil.
- Pollination: Self-fertile
- Uses: Eating, desserts, garnishes
- Tasting Notes: Fragrant and delicately sweet
- Planting Time: November to April
- Spacing: Plant 45cm apart to allow for spreading.
- Pruning: Prune from late autumn to late winter when dormant.
- Watering: Water during dry spells in the growing season.
- Feeding: Not required.
- Pest & Disease: Good resistance. To prevent powdery mildew, ensure good air circulation and water at the base of the plant.
Product Specifications
- Supplied As: 3L Pot
- Height on Arrival: 50-80cm (including pot)
- Eventual Height: 1.2m
- Eventual Spread: 1.2m
- Time to First Crop: 2 years
Highlights
- Enjoy sweet, translucent pink currants with a wonderful fragrance.
- A rare French heritage variety you won't find in shops.
- An easy-to-maintain plant that provides abundant harvests in July.
- Perfect for summer desserts, jams, and decorative garnishes.
- A highly appealing, heavy-cropping plant with good disease resistance.
Variety Specifications
- Latin Name: Ribes rubrum 'Gloire de Sablons'
- Species: Pink Currant
- Habit: Bushy, upright
- Hardiness: Fully hardy, does not require frost protection.
- Harvest: July
- Position: Full sun
- Soil Type: Prefers moisture-retentive, fertile, well-drained soil.
- Pollination: Self-fertile
- Uses: Eating, desserts, garnishes
- Tasting Notes: Fragrant and delicately sweet
Planting & Care
- Planting Time: November to April
- Spacing: Plant 45cm apart to allow for spreading.
- Pruning: Prune from late autumn to late winter when dormant.
- Watering: Water during dry spells in the growing season.
- Feeding: Not required.
- Pest & Disease: Good resistance. To prevent powdery mildew, ensure good air circulation and water at the base of the plant.
Product Specifications
- Supplied As: 3L Pot
- Height on Arrival: 50-80cm (including pot)
- Eventual Height: 1.2m
- Eventual Spread: 1.2m
- Time to First Crop: 2 years
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