Ribes r. 'Junifer' - BUSH 3-5 BR.

Description
The Common redcurrant 'Summer Pearls® Red' (Ribes rubrum) produces red berries. These are sweet-sour, sweet in flavour. Well-drained, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from July. Its light green flowers are a beautiful sight.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Ribes rubrum 'Junifer'.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour, sweet flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of Common redcurrant 'Summer Pearls® Red' are medium green.

Frost hardiness
The Common redcurrant 'Summer Pearls® Red' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Common redcurrant 'Summer Pearls® Red' is a densely growing small shrub that can reach a height of 1 - 1.5 metres and a width of 1 - 1.5 metres.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Ribes rubrum 'Summer Pearls® Red' prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
This plant mainly bears fruit on 2-year-old wood. This must be taken into account when pruning.

Flower
The light green flowers of the Common redcurrant 'Summer Pearls® Red' appear in panicles from April to May.

Fruit
The red berries have a sweet-sour, sweet flavour. The berries are round. Ripening time from July.

Use
Ornamental shrub, cottage garden, fresh consumption, bee pasture, jam, juice, dessert