Ribes rubrum 'White Grape'

Ribes rubrum 'White Grape'

Common name: White Grape Redcurrant, White Currant

Description: This productive deciduous fruiting shrub offers beautiful ornamental appeal alongside delicious edible berries. In spring, small greenish-yellow flowers appear in drooping clusters, providing an early source of nectar for pollinators. By mid-summer, the plant produces abundant long strings of translucent, pale golden-white berries that have a sweeter, less acidic flavour than traditional red currants. The berries are perfect for eating fresh, making into jellies, or adding to summer desserts. The attractive lobed leaves emerge fresh green in spring and provide lush coverage throughout the growing season. The naturally upright, multi-stemmed habit creates an attractive shrub that fits well in ornamental borders as well as dedicated fruit gardens. 'White Grape' is a reliable and heavy-cropping variety that combines productivity with garden beauty.

Other benefits: edible sweet berries, productive heavy cropping, ornamental spring flowers, attractive foliage, suitable for ornamental borders, easy to grow, can be trained as cordon or fan

Wildlife attraction: bees, pollinators (flowers), birds (if berries not protected)

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 1.5m x 1.2m

Position: full sun to partial shade; best fruiting in good light but tolerates some shade

Soil pH: adaptable; prefers neutral to slightly acidic soils but tolerates slightly alkaline conditions

Moisture: moderate to high watering during fruiting period; prefers consistently moist but well-drained soil; benefits from mulching

Winter hardiness: fully hardy to -25°C and below