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Wilder Red Currant
Wilder Red Currant
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$19.00 CAD
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Wilder Red Currant is a heritage cultivar grown in North America since the late 1800s. The vigorous, productive shrub bears long clusters of bright red berries in mid summer. The fruit has a tart flavour suited to jelly, preserves, and wine.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 4 to 6 ft tall and 2 to 5 ft wideVigorous and productive
- Fruit
- Long clusters of bright red berriesTart, for jelly, preserves and wine
- Season
- Mid summer
- Site and soil
- Full sun or part shade in moist soil that drains wellMore sun means more fruit
More about this plant
A heritage variety
Wilder has been grown in North America since the late 1800s.
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