- Article number: RIBNITI01
Ribes nigrum Titania or black currant is a very tasty black berry. This Ribes nigrum species gives a lot of fruit that hangs in the bushes on the plant. Also, the Ribes nigrum Titania is insensitive to diseases and pests.
In the spring of May the plant is blooming with green / white flowers.
Plant distance in full floor 150 cm. The plants grow 100/150 cm high without pruning.
Plants can be pruned after winter if necessary to keep them at the desired height. You can also prune a single branch back to 25 cm.
This then expands with young fresh branches that bring fruit growth.
Also, the Ribes are well kept in a tub on a balcony or terrace.
The delicious black currants are so good to eat, but of course you can also make jam, juice or wine.
From July you can pick the white berries.
In addition to their amazing flavors, they are very healthy and are packed with antioxidants and vitamins C.
The Ribes nigrum Titania is good hardy.
In winter the plant loses its leaf. In spring, after winter in April, you can fertilize the black currant with Fertilizzante Mediterraneo .
Winter hardness zone 6a (-22ºC).