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