Imperial White Currant

  • Botanical Name:Ribes ‘White Imperial’
  • Height:4 – 6 Feet
  • Spacing:3 – 5′
  • Depth:Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without bending them.
  • Spread:2 – 5′
  • Light Required:Full sun.
  • Pollinator:Self pollinating.
  • Color:White
  • Size:12-15 In. Bareroot
  • Blooms:Mid Spring to early Summer.
  • Fruit:Produces clusters of white, translucent fruit with a pink blush.
  • Zone:5-8
  • Form:Deciduous woody shrub.
  • Flower Form:Small single flowers form pendulous racemes.
  • Soil Requirements:Well-drained, humus enriched moist soil.
  • Growth Rate:Moderate.
  • Pruning:Little if any required, except to thin old bushes.
  • Foliage:Ovate, 1-3″ long and wide, deeply lobed and mid green in color.
  • Comments:Bears fruit on 2 year old wood or older.
With a delectable sweetness and pearly, translucent color, Imperial White may be one of the best currants on the market for fresh-from-the bush eating. Sweeter than others, this unique variety is also high in vitamin C, making it an ideal snack. Grows to 4 ft. tall, self-pollinating. Bareroot. Zones 3-5.