Currant
Ribes rubrum 'Rovada'
Grossulariaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Pounder Vegetable Garden and Climate Change Garden
Source of plant
Nourse Farms
Description
Rovada is a red currant with very large fruit on extremely long strigs. This combination produces a heavy crop that is easy to pick. The plant is very free of mildew and other leaf diseases. Its late flowering escapes frost. Rovada's dependable nature makes it the #1 red currant around the world.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
food