Wild Black Currant is a hardy fruiting shrub known for its trusses of tart, jewel-like fruit ideal for preserves. Wild Black Currant flowers in spring in shades of black, and performs best in full sun to part shade with moderate watering once established. This shrub matures to roughly 3-5 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide. It is ideal for edible landscapes, backyard fruit gardens, and mixed borders, offering ornamental appeal and a usable harvest. Hardy to zones 3-8 and straightforward to care for, it settles in quickly and performs year after year. A layer of mulch helps hold moisture and keeps roots cool in summer.
Mature height: 3-5 feet
Mature width: 3-5 feet
Bloom: Black, spring
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Moderate — about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season
Hardiness: Zone 3-8
Maintenance: Medium maintenance
Pruning: Prune in late winter, removing older unproductive canes to keep the plant fruiting well.
🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and no deeper, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 3-5 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun to part shade.
💧 Care & Watering: Water moderate: about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Prune in late winter, removing older unproductive canes to keep the plant fruiting well.
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