Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Whitecurrants are sweeter than redcurrants, but are rarely available to buy in the shops. The berries are creamy white and deiciously sweet, perfect for eating straight off the plant or using in summer puddings and jellies.
Like redcurrants, whitecurrants fruit well in northern regions. Ribes rubrum 'White Grape' is a vigorous, upright, deciduous, fruiting shrub with green, lobed leaves and many side shoots, making it good for training against a wall or fence. It has heavy crops of pale, sweet berries that are ripe in mid-summer.
Grow Ribes rubrum 'White Grape' in a sunny, sheltered site and prune annually in winter.
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Ribes ‘White grape’ and wildlife
Ribes ‘White grape’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is not known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
Is not known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators
Is Ribes ‘White grape’ poisonous?
Ribes ‘White grape’ has no toxic effects reported.
