Oak Summit Nursery
Red Currant Seeds
Red Currant Seeds
Pack contains: 100+ seeds
Red Currant (Ribes rubrum) is a European shrub cultivated since the seventeenth century. It produces clusters of bright red berries with a tangy tart flavour suited to jam, jelly, sauces, and desserts.
This seed came from Red Lake currant bushes planted locally more than twenty years ago. The old plants remain healthy and productive. Seedlings will vary genetically but should resemble the parent plants.
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Starting this seed
- Cold3 to 4 monthsCold stratification
- SowAfter the cold stage
- Seed source
- Manitoba
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- 3 to 4 ft
How to stratify seed
In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.
Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.
The plant these seeds grow into
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada
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