• Award-winning
• Juicy, large red fruits
• Attracts wildlife
• Great for small gardens
• Heavy cropping mid season
The Redcurrant (Ribes) Rovada is an award-winning, self-fertile, upright shrub.
Description
This popular, medium-sized Redcurrant displays small fragrant flowers during spring, followed by heavy crops of juicy, large, shiny red fruits in late summer that are great for eating, cooking, juicing, or making jams and syrups.
Planting Position
This Redcurrant is fantastic for pollinators and is often planted in cottage and informal gardens as well as wall-side borders. The Redcurrant Rovada will do well in sheltered areas, full sun to partial shade, and in moist but well-drained soil.
Aftercare
The Redcurrant (Ribes) Rovada requires moderate maintenance. Main pruning is carried out in the dormant season to promote healthy new growth, cutting back the main leaders by a half to one third.
Size
After 2-5 years, the fruit bush can reach a height of 1-1.5m with a 1-1.5m spread.
Ribes rubrum 'Rovada' | Redcurrant
Height: 1.5-2.5m
Spread: 4-8m
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Fertility: self-fertile
Harvest: Late July, early August
Uses: fresh eating, jams and syrups
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Soil Type: chalk, sand, clay
Soil Moisture: moist but well-drained or well-drained soil
Soil pH: neutral
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Sun: full sun to partial shade
Exposure: sheltered areas
Hardiness: fully hardy
