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Rovada Red Currant
Rovada Red Currant
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Rovada bears long, showy clusters of translucent red currants. The berries combine sweetness with tartness and are useful fresh or in jelly and jam. Later flowering can reduce exposure to early spring frost.
It is self fertile and generally reaches about 3–5 feet tall. Plant in sun or light shade with well drained soil.
Cold hardiness zone: 3
Botanical name: Ribes rubrum 'Rovada'
Fruit: Long clusters of translucent red currants
Flavour: Sweet tart fruit for fresh eating, jelly and jam
Growth: About 3 to 5 feet tall
Pollination: Self fertile
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3Oak Summit nursery rating
- Botanical name
- Ribes rubrum 'Rovada'Reviewed identity
- Fruit
- Long clusters of translucent red currants
- Flavour
- Sweet tart fruit for fresh eating, jelly and jam
- Growth
- About 3 to 5 feet tall
- Pollination
- Self fertile
More about this plant
What makes this selection useful
Long clusters of translucent red currants.
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 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