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Purple Gooseberry vs Hinnomaki Red
Our unidentified purple garden gooseberry and a named Finnish cultivar, with photos and observations from their listings.
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Purple Gooseberry is an unidentified cultivar growing on our farm. The medium sized berries ripen purple in late summer.
From our listing
Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry is a hardy Finnish cultivar with small round red berries. The fruit has a sweet tart flavour with a hint of raspberry.
Photos come from the plant listings. Check the product page for the current container, plant size and availability. Seedling plants are not clones.
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Growing details
| Detail | Purple Gooseberry | Hinnomaki Red |
|---|---|---|
| Cold hardiness zone | 3 | 3 |
| Mature size | up to 5 ft tall and wide | 3 to 4 ft tall, 3 to 5 ft wide |
A closer look
More about each choice
Purple Gooseberry
Purple Gooseberry is an unidentified cultivar growing on our farm. The medium sized berries ripen purple in late summer.
The parent shrub grows beneath an old spruce in full shade. Rooted plants have also grown quickly in dry, neglected sites in full sun, suggesting useful drought and shade tolerance.
Hinnomaki Red
Hinnomaki Red Gooseberry is a hardy Finnish cultivar with small round red berries. The fruit has a sweet tart flavour with a hint of raspberry.
The compact bush has arching branches that can begin producing heavily in its second year. Hinnomaki Red has good resistance to common gooseberry diseases, including powdery mildew.
From the nursery
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